Agenda and minutes

The following item is likely to be considered in the absence of the press and public as being exempt under Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended March 2006) (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any person (including the Council))

Resolved:-  That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended March 2006) (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any person (including the Council).

Consideration was given to a report proposing the award of contracts for Domiciliary Care Services (Community and Home Care Services) for all adults with the independent sector from 1^st April, 2012 to 31^st March, 2015, with an option to extend for a further year until 2016.

Resolved:-  That the award of contracts to commence from 1^st April, 2012, under a Framework Agreement, to 18 providers be approved as follows:-

11 would have volume transfer from April, 2012

2 would undertake new referrals with no initial volume transfer

2 would be specialist providers undertaking new referrals for Carers and Learning Disabled

The remaining 3 would be approved providers and would be utilised to address surges in demand and capacity issues which could not be met within the Framework.