Issue - meetings

 Reportby Dr Carlton Brand, CorporateDirector

 Councillor Jerry Wickham presented the report which outlined the options for recommissioning of the Integrated Community Equipment and Support Services.

Councillor Graham Wright confirmed that the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Health Select Committee had had a briefing on the matter and had not raised any issues.

The Cabinet also noted that there was additional financial information included in an exempt appendix and concluded that there was no need to discuss the matter further in part ii of the meeting.

Resolved

a)     To agree to the opportunities being explored for a joint commissioning exercise between BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire STP, of integrated community equipment and support services.

b)    To authorise an exemption to Wiltshire Council’s Integrated Community Equipment and Support Services to enable up to a further 18 months extension of the Medequip contract, that will be applied in a 12 months period, plus the option for a further 6 months.

Reasons for Decision:

1.       The purpose of this paper is to outline the potential of a joint commissioning process between BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, of integrated community equipment and support services.

2.       This report is seeking for Cabinet to grant a formal exemption to the procurement rules to enable a further 18 months extension of the Medequip contract, that will be applied in a 12 months period, plus the option for a further 6 months, to deliver Wiltshire Council’s Integrated Community Equipment and Support Services.