Decision details

Care and Support procurement for the Kirklands Autism Service

Reference: D55208

Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Brief Description

To secure a highly specialist care and support provider to deliver the support within a bespoke specialist 6 bed residential accommodation for adults with severe learning disabilities and complex autism will be built on the site of the former Kirkland House care home in North-West Leeds.

Impact On Wards

The service to be procured will provide services to Leeds residents from all areas. The site for development is within the Guiseley and Rawdon Ward.

Financial and procurement implications

The support aspect of the scheme is expected to indicatively cost £1.5 million per annum to be funded jointly between LCC A&H and the CCG.

Partnership working

Leeds CC is taking the lead role, working in partnership with Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS England.

 

Decision:

The Deputy Director of Adults and Health approved the request to commence the process to procure a specialist care and support provider for the Kirklands Autism Service in Leeds.  The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 6 years (with an option to extend for a maximum period of 48 months in any combination). The value of the initial contract period is set at an anticipated total maximum cost of £9 million (£1.5 million per annum).  Should any extension period be utilised then will be subject to a separate decision at the appropriate time.  The anticipated total maximum cost of the service, should all of the available extension provisions be utilised, will be £15 million (£1.5 million per annum). The formal decision to let the contract to a preferred provider will be taken at a later date following a decision by Executive Board to approve capital expenditure on the programme. Please see para. 22.

 

To note that officers on behalf of Adults and Health Integrated Commissioning and Procurement and Commercial Services (PACS) will complete all the necessary actions to ensure that this contract is in place by November 2022, including a suitable lead-in time.

 

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: Guiseley and Rawdon;

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Written briefings have taken place with the Executive Member for Adult and Children’s Social Care and Health Partnerships and to the local ward members who are fully supportive of the scheme.

Consultees

Executive Member for Adult and Children’s Social Care and Health Partnerships

Ward members for Guiseley and Rawdon ward. 

 

Contact: Danielle Mitchell, Commissioning Manager 0113 37 84685 Email: danielle.mitchell@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 28/04/2022

Date of decision: 09/05/2022

Effective from: 17/05/2022

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