Decision details

A Place to Live Services (APTL) and the Supported Living Services (SLS) provide assistance and support to adults with learning disabilities who are resident in supported living accommodation in West Sussex. The SLS also provides outreach services for people living in their own home, helping adults with learning disabilities to live in their own homes in the community.

Approval to procure these services was obtained in 2015 (decision ASCH08 (15/16) refers) and the contracts were let on a 6-year term, commencing 1st July 2016.  The contracts were then extended for a further 15 months to 30 June 2022 (decision OKD04(21/22) refers).

Future contracting  arrangements have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for the Provider Market, where the Council acknowledges additional challenges because of responding to the emergency.

To allow sufficient time to identify options, codesign a detailed model and sourcing approach and implement this ahead of a future procurement process, the Director of Adults and Health will be asked to approve direct contract awards  for a further 12 months until 30 June 2023 to ensure continuity of service.  A revised timetable will allow the County Council to review viability of future delivery models and explore opportunities to enhance the service offer to meet increased customer need.

The Director of Adults and Health has approved a modification to the current A Place to Live and Supported Living Services contracts, to directly award the contracts for 12 months to the current providers from 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2023, under the existing contractual terms at a cost of circa. £4.9m.

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