Decisions

This report seeks to amend decision CES-01-24 which was published on 3 April 2024 and came into effect on 11 April 2024.

The reason for the amendment is a proposed increase in the amount of Multiply funds to be granted to Skills Ladder.

Skills ladder was initially planned to be allocated £59,980. This amount has been amended to £75,000 based on the following rational:

• Better than predicted performance for year to meaning this could be expanded for year three (current financial year)
• Opportunity to offer progression to further levels of study
• Other providers not taking on as much funds as expected, leading to a surplus of budget which could be allocated to other providers.

I confirm the decision to amend the initial Year 3 Grant Awards for the Multiply Programme.

This decision was published on 8 July 2024 and will come into effect on 16 July 2024.

This report outlines the progress made on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) for Salisbury.  It summarises the work program and consultation undertaken and seeks member approval for the LCWIP and priority schemes put forward for Salisbury.

I approve that the LCWIP for Salisbury be approved as set out in the Background Papers. 

This decision was published on 28 June 2024 and will come into force on 8 July 2024

To approve the list of services that will be delegated to Westbury Town Council on the 1 January 2025. The list of services is contained in Appendix 1.

To approve that the list of assets declared surplus, to enable the freehold transfers to take place to Westbury Town Council on the 1 January 2025.

To delegate the implementation of the service devolution and freehold transfer, including terms, of Bratton Road Cemetery to Westbury Town Council to the Corporate Director for Resources & Deputy Chief executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport & Assets.

I approve the service delegation and asset transfer package as set out in this report, and to delegate the implementation of the service devolution and freehold transfer, including terms, of Bratton Road Cemetery to Westbury Town Council, to the Corporate Director for Resources & Deputy Chief executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport & Assets.

This decision was published on 27 June 2024 and will come into effect on 5 July 2024.

That Cabinet:

1)    Approves the delivery of the Urgent Care at Home and Telecare Response Service to Wiltshire Council in-house services from the 1 August 2024 at an annual cost of £1.665m, to be funded from the Better Care Fund.

2)    Delegates to the Director Adult Social Care in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SEND and Inclusion to finalise operational matters to ensure a safe transfer of the services. This will include the TUPE transfer of eligible staff and the purchase of the necessary resources such as uniforms, laptops, phones, equipment for service deliver and the use of fleet vehicles.

Reason

The transfer of the services from Medvivo to the Council was due to take place 1 May 2025, however accelerating this to nine (9) months earlier than expected has required the Council to act quickly to ensure vulnerable people are not left without support. The three (3) month extension period has been agreed to allow for staff eligible for TUPE transfer(s) to be identified, alongside putting other operational requirements in place.

The service in scope consists of:

Urgent Care at Home; when a situation is moving into crisis, it can often be stabilised with some domiciliary support. Through the timely provision of experienced carers who can respond to presenting issues, risks can be managed to safeguard the situation. An example would be a carer who helps and supports a partner with dementia being admitted unexpectedly to hospital. Urgent Care could provide 24 hour support to look after the person at home until their partner returned home or alterative arrangements were made. Telecare Response; Wiltshire Council commissions a telecare call response service with Apello. When a personal alarm is triggered, for example because of a fall, Apello call the person and find out how to best support them through a conversation on the phone system. The telecare response service can provide a physical response in the form of a community visit when it is deemed safe and appropriate to do so, for example when an alarm has been triggered and the person cannot be contacted. In some circumstances it is not appropriate to use this service, for example when the risks require a medical emergency response.

The telecare triage service at Apello carefully manage these risks to ensure they are referring onto the most appropriate service.

Bringing the service in-house was the preferred option (to start 1 May 2025) but the inability of the parties to agree terms for a further twelve (12) month extension has forced an earlier timetable.

We are confident that the service can be delivered through the Council’s Wiltshire Support at Home (WSAH) Service. WSAH is currently commissioned to provide a domiciliary support service working with Homefirst and Reablement to support hospital discharges. This expansion will support the Urgent Care Response Service (UCR) - the Wiltshire Health and Care Service commissioned to provide clinical response within 2 hours. Wiltshire Support at Home urgent support service will work with Wiltshire Health and Care and  provide complimentary wrap around support to stabilise crisis and prevent hospital admission. This service will be short term and is commissioned for up to 72 hours. WSAH will also be able to return to supporting Carer breakdown as this funding was removed in March 2024. Wiltshire Support at Home is an in-house service part of the established Reablement Therapy and Community Service it supports health and social care across Wiltshire, operating 7 days a week 7am-10pm. There is a structured registered provider in place and this can be expanded, and the existing staff group utilised within the service to provide a seamless transfer of services. We have a service with trained staff already providing an urgent response to crisis situations and there is experienced and skilled leadership and management who can support this transfer.

This decision was published on 18 June 2024 and will come into effect on 26 June 2024.

To consider representations made to the advertisement of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) in relation to proposed speed limit alterations on the A4 at Studley, Calne Without, and to recommend an appropriate way forward.

I approve that:

(i)       Proposals be implemented as advertised.

(ii)       All stakeholders be advised of recommendations.

This decision was published on 28 June 2024 and will come into force on 8 July 2024.          

To:

(i)             Consider objections to the advertised proposals for parking controls at Kennet Place, Marlborough.

(ii)            Recommend the making of the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) with minor amendments to the advertised proposal.

I approvethat:

(i)             The proposals be implemented as advertised.

(ii)            The objectors be advised accordingly.

This decision was published on 24 June 2024 and will come into force on 2 July 2024 

The purpose of this report is to approve the award of successful tenders for Housing Management Services (HRA) Planned Maintenance Contracts following a procurement exercise.

Summary

At the Cabinet meeting held on 30 November 2021 the strategy for the procurement of the planned and reactive maintenance contracts for Housing and General Fund assets was considered and the strategy approved. It was resolved to Delegate the award of successful tenders to the Cabinet Member for Housing.

The procurement process was delivered in 2023 using the Open Procedure. An initial compliance review was undertaken to validate that all tenderers had passed the initial selection questionnaire phase and returned all documentation outlined in the Invitation To Tender.

The planned maintenance work was separated into 8 individual Lots with suppliers invited to bid for single, multiple, or all Lots.

Evaluations were undertaken by panels. Supplier bids were evaluated based on their quality proposals and pricing schedules. For each Lot a panel evaluated the Quality Proposal and a separate panel evaluated the Pricing Schedules.

Full details of the evaluation process and outcomes is contained within the Procurement Evaluation Report – FM1777 Planned and Reactive Maintenance Lots 1-8. (Note – this document contains information that is Commercial in Confidence and is not in the public domain).

I confirm the decision to award the 8 contract Lots to the successful tenderers as set out in the report. 

This decision was published on 26 June 2024, and will come into effect on 4 July 2024. 

The purpose of this report is to set out some proposed changes to the Housing Board Terms of Reference arising from a review of Wiltshire Council’s Housing Board which was carried out by the Director – Assets.

I approve the update to the Housing Board Terms of Reference.

This decision was published on 18 June 2024 and will come into effect on 26 June 2024.