Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services advising of the procurement process undertaken, lessons learnt and the approval from the Director of Adult Social Services to award the contracts for the Neighbourhood Network Services for the East of Leeds.

Further to Minute No. 5, 22nd June 2011, the Director of Adult Social Services submitted a report which provided details of the approval given by the Director to award the contracts for the Neighbourhood Network Service provision for the East of Leeds. In addition, the report detailed background information to the current service provision and the decision to procure the services detailed within the submitted report, whilst also outlining the procurement process and the outcomes from the evaluation stage, taking account of the recommendations and lessons learned from the 2009 citywide Neighbourhood Networks procurement exercise and the Independent Review in 2010. 

The Board welcomed the outcomes arising from the procurement process, whilst the Chair thanked the Director of Adult Social Services and her team for all of the work which they had undertaken on this matter.  

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the award of the contracts for the Neighbourhood Network Services for the East of Leeds to the following organisations be noted:

·  Burmantofts area – Burmantofts Senior Action

·  South Seacroft area - South Seacroft Friends and Neighbours Scheme

·  Richmond Hill - Richmond Hill Elderly Action Limited

·  Swarcliffe area - Swarcliffe Good Neighbours Scheme

·  Crossgates - Crossgates & District Good Neighbours.

(b)  That the procurement process undertaken, and the implementation of lessons learned from the 2010 Independent Review, be noted.

(c)  That the continued importance and potential of the Neighbourhood Network Services in delivering the priorities associated with the Adult Social Care ‘Better Lives for People in Leeds‘ programme, be noted.