Cabinet:

1          Approved the waiver of  the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules (“CPRs”) to allow for a direct award contract to NELFT, should NELFT and no other bidders respond to the Council’s PIN Notice;

2          Agreed to authorise the Director of Adult Services,  after  consultation with the Directors of Finance, HR & OD and Legal and Governance to finalise contractual arrangements and make a Direct Award Contract with NELFT if they were the only bidder, for the provision of Reablement services, such contract to have an estimated value of £1.51m for a contract period of 12 months;

3          Agreed to authorise the Director of Adult Services, in the event that  sufficient qualified bidders respond to the Council’s PIN notice, to undertake a full tender exercise, after consultation with the Directors of Finance, HR & OD and Legal and to proceed with the selection and award of a new Reablement service contract to the winning bidder in compliance with the CPRs;

4          Approved the Director of Adult Services, after consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance to finalise arrangements to negotiate the early termination of the current contract with Family Mosaic, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract, should the Reablement service contract be awarded to NELFT or another contractor.