Cabinet agreed:

1.    To approve the award of a Call-Off contract for a 7-year (5+2) period to Liquid Logic Limited (Company Number 11227217) for the provision of a Social Care Case Management System & ContrOCC payment Systems from Liquidlogic / System C in accordance with the strategy set out in the report, by utilising the Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement (Vertical Application Solutions - RM6259). 

2.    To delegate to the Strategic Director of Resources/S.151 Officer authority:

(a)  for implementation of the contract,

(b)  to exercise the option to extend the contract for a period of 2-years, and

(c)  for any budgetary change variances (including price increases and expenditure in implementing any new software modules) over the contractual period. 

Report: Direct award of Social Care Case Management System to Liquidlogic

Presented by: Councillor Gillian Ford – Cabinet Member for Adults & Wellbeing

Summary:

A report advised that the current Liquidlogic contract was due to expire on 31^st December 2024 and it was critical that the Council procured a new contract.

The new contract would support the Social Care case recording and management systems, finance systems and customer portal modules. The proposed contract would also assist with hosting, support & maintenance for Adult and Children Social Care Services. The new contract would be for a period of a total of 7 years (an initial 5-years with the option to extend for a further 2 years).

The report sought approval to direct award a new contract to Liquidlogic, using the compliant Crown Commercial Services Framework Vertical Application Solutions (VAS) Lot 2.

This report sought approval of the expenditure from the revenue budget for a maximum value of c.£1.8million over the next seven years.

Cabinet agreed:

1.    To approve the award of a Call-Off contract for a 7-year (5+2) period to Liquid Logic Limited (Company Number 11227217) for the provision of a Social Care Case Management System & ContrOCC payment Systems from Liquidlogic / System C in accordance with the strategy set out in the report, by utilising the Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement (Vertical Application Solutions - RM6259). 

2.    To delegate to the Strategic Director of Resources/S.151 Officer authority:

(a)  for implementation of the contract,

(b)  to exercise the option to extend the contract for a period of 2-years, and

(c)  for any budgetary change variances (including price increases and expenditure in implementing any new software modules) over the contractual period.