West Sussex County Council is the lead commissioner for the Learning Disability Pooled Budget and currently contracts for specialist health provisions for adults with LD and autism. The providers of the services are Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (SPFT) and Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT).
The combined value of the two contracts is £3,805,017 per annum. The contracts were let on a 3 year term, commencing 1st July 2018.
A decision is required to invoke the provision under clause 2.4 of the contracts between WSCC and SPFT and SCFT, to apply an extension for a period of four years until 2025, following the expiry of the initial 3 years of the current contract in 2021. The total contract value over the recommended extension period is £15, 220, 068.
Taking up the full four year extension will allow the County Council and its health partners to:
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/10/2020
Decision due: 29 January 2021 by Executive Director Adults and Health
Lead member: Keith Hinkley, Director of Adults and Health keith.hinkley@westsussex.gov.uk
Contact: Alison Nuttall, Head of All-Age Commissioning Email: alison.nuttall@westsussex.gov.uk Tel: 033 022 25936.
Consultation process
Representations concerning this decision should be made to the Executive Director Adults and Health (DASS) via the officer contact by the beginning of the month in which the decision is due to be taken.
Democratic Services Contact: Erica Keegan Tel: 033 022 26050
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