Lead Member – Councillor Lee Chapman – Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care

Report of the Director of Adult Services   TO FOLLOW

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RESOLVED:

i)     That the transfer of the management of the day services at Maesbury Metals and Cornerpatch in Oswestry to Liveability be approved, to take effect on 1 December 2017, or such other date as may be required to conclude all contractual issues, for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years;

ii)    That authority be delegated to the Director of Adult Services to conclude final contractual negotiations with Livability and when an acceptable position is achieved to approve, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care, the award of the contract and the completion of all necessary formalities to transfer the services and staff to the identified provider.

The Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care presented a report from the Director of Adult Services on the outcome of the procurement process undertaken to seek a new provider for the Council’s day services known as Maesbury Metals and Cornerpatch in Oswestry.  He stated that management of these services were to be transferred to a national charity, ‘Liveability’, on a five-year contract. The Portfolio Holder for Communities stated that she welcomed this development and it represented an excellent step forward.

Responding to a Member’s query regarding the terms and conditions of transfer of the staff, the Portfolio Holder stated that he would provide a written response to these staffing questions.

The Leader commented that this report illustrated how the Council was working to transform itself; a great deal of work was going on behind the scenes and progress was being made.

RESOLVED:

i)     That the transfer of the management of the day services at Maesbury Metals and Cornerpatch in Oswestry to Liveability be approved, to take effect on 1 December 2017, or such other date as may be required to conclude all contractual issues, for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years;

ii)    That authority be delegated to the Director of Adult Services to conclude final contractual negotiations with Livability and when an acceptable position is achieved to approve, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult Social Care, the award of the contract and the completion of all necessary formalities to transfer the services and staff to the identified provider.