Issue - meetings

Considered a report of the Corporate Director Health and Adult Services which proposed a new approach to the procurement of Extra Care and Supported Housing solutions.

The Head of Supported Housing, Mike Rudd introduced the report which outlined plans to deliver Extra Care and Supported Housing over the next twenty years through a new bespoke procurement model which would enable the council and its partners to deliver the concept of Extra Care in different ways for changing needs and more diverse communities. This would enable the delivery of supported accommodation at scale for working age adults as well as older people and through a range of scheme types. The Executive Member for Health and Adult Services, Councillor Michael Harrison and other Executive members commended the proposals which built on the excellent work undertaken over the last twenty years in delivering Extra Care through a framework with six providers that had brought significant benefits both in terms of cashable savings and market development

Resolved (unanimously)

i)               To approve the approach to the procurement of Extra Care and Supported Housing Solutions

ii)              To delegate decisions to proceed with individual procurements for Extra Care and Supported Housing Solutions to the Corporate Director for Health and Adult Services in consultation with the Corporate Director for Resources, and the Executive Members for HAS and Resources.  Any decisions to award contracts and any associated grants following procurement shall be brought back to Executive for approval prior to award.

Reasons for recommendations

Over the past 20 years North Yorkshire has become nationally recognised as a leader in the development of Extra Care Housing. In order to maintain this position it is necessary that the Council adapts and ensures that delivery remains at the forefront of innovation to ensure the best outcomes for the people we support and best value.

The proposed model will allow the experience gathered through the development of Extra Care to be rolled out to a wider group of people, allowing more residents of North Yorkshire to benefit from high quality supported housing solutions.