1. The Director of Adults and Health approved that a procurement exercise based on an application process to renew the care homes framework arrangement is commenced following the call in period for this report.
2. The Director of Adults and Health approved that the new arrangement shall be for the period from 1st July 2018 to 31st March 2023 and that the indicative budget shall be £304m.
3. The Director of Adults and Health will use her delegated authority to take commissioning decisions which will be a direct consequence of this key decision, for example, approval of the detailed specifications for procurement and subsequent contract awards. These will be at most a significant operational decision. This is subject to the decisions being in line with the key principles and features as described in this report.