To seek approval from the Director of Adult Social Services to waive Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) 9.1 and 9.2to enter into interim contracts with Leeds Vision consortium (LVC) and BID Deaf Across Leeds Enablement Service (DALES) for a period of six months (with an option to extend for a further period up to six months) from 1 April 2016.
To seek approval to waive CPRs 8.1 and 8.2 to enter into interim contracts with Sign Health and The Association of Blind Asians (ABA) for a period of six months (with an option to extend for a further period up to six months) from 1 April 2016.
The contracts are required to allow for sufficient time to consult on the proposed service model set out in the Delegated Decision report.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status:
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2015
Decision due: Not before 9th Sep 2015 by Director of Adult Social Services
Lead director: Director of Adult Social Services
Department: Adult Social Services
Contact: Sinead Cregan, Adult Commissioning Manager 0113 378 3852.
Consultation process
Services users and stakeholders will be consulted with and will be fully involved in the future modelling for Sensory Impairment services. The existing contracts will continue to be monitored on a quarterly basis.
Consultees
Service users, providers, staff, and elected members will be involved in the consultation.