Issue - decisions

Decision Title

Decision to award 21-152 Integrated Public Health & Lifestyle Behaviour Change Services, to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC.

Date of Decision:

03 April 2023

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer - Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Under Section 4C3 of the Responsibilities for Functions document (App 9 of the Constitution) the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorisedto discharge executive functions through the commissioning and provision of social services for adults and public health services for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including:-

3. Public Health (a) Commissioning and Quality (b) Health Improvement (c) Health Intelligence (d) Health Protection

Brief Description of Decision:

To award the contract for the Integrated Public Health & Lifestyle Behaviour Change Services, Tender reference 21-152 to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC, the services under the contract will commence  1^st of October 2023 until 31^st of  September 2027 (four years) with the option to extend the contract for up to a further five years.

Details of the contract will be made available on the Council’s contracts register 121_Contracts_Register_Upload_060423.xlsx (live.com) and Contracts Finder.

Reasons for the Decision:

The result of a competitive procurement procedure as agreed in the Cabinet paper of 16 May 2022.

The procurement was undertaken using the Social and Other Specific Services procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and mirrors a process similar to the open procedure, and the Council’s Financial Procurement Procedure Rules.  The successful supplier after evaluation was Connect Health Care CIC. The Tender Evaluation Report and award recommendation has been approved by the relevant parties.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

 None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Tender evaluation report 21-152 Integrated Public Health & Lifestyle Behaviour Change Services