a) The Director of Adults and Health approved a contract award in accordance with CPR 9.5 to Housing 21 for a five year contract commencing 1st January 2021 for the provision of care services at the extra care scheme located at Lady Ida Lodge, Cookridge. The contract itself will be for £100, with an estimated potential income of£756,174 payable to Housing 21 through direct payments and/or managed budgetsover the lifetime of the contract. Officers on behalf of Integrated Adults Commissioning will be responsible for monitoring the contract for its duration.
b) The Director of Adults and Health approved the authority to procure a framework agreement of approved providers for extra care for the city with the view to having this in place for 2021. Authority to go to market will be sought as a separate decision once the full model has been finalised. There will be no cost to the council other than through the use of direct payments and managed budgets for the purchasing of planned care and support through extra care. Based on 2020/21 market growth this is predicted for reference purposes to be approximately £250,950 per annum.