Decisions

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Approval has been granted from the Joint Commissioning Management Board to use non-recurrent BCF funds to establish a short term design team constituted of five individuals from the Voluntary, Community and Faith (VCF) Sector.

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To seek approval to award a contract following a tendering exercise for the provision of 2 years with 2 x 12 month extensions for the provision of a supported accommodation and support service for vulnerable people with multiple complex needs.

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To undertake a compliant procurement exercise of the Home from Hospital Service for a new contract to commence on 1 April 2019. The current contract ends 31 March 2019.

The primary aims of the service are to:
support planned discharges from hospital
reduce re-admissions into hospital
prevent premature admission to residential care
deliver a flexible person-centred service and support carers

Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 local authorities have the responsibility to protect the health of their resident population. Part of this Health Protection function is Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

To tender and award of contract for the provision of Infection Prevention and Control Service in the wider community of Doncaster. The contract value of £217,800.

The items of plant have been identified as required immediately, prior and outside the current Fleet Replacement Programme which is being prepared for Cabinet. The replacement of these large plant items is critical to front line delivery, and they have now exceeded their life expectancy, and are proving unreliable and uneconomic to repair.
User sections have/will have to hire in machines to cover critical services of replacements are not purchased. Hiring in is not cost effective to the authority.

To procure x 3 items of plant with funding from IMF
x 1 loading shovel - Gritting Operations approx £110,000
x 1 Telescopic handler - Stores/Gritting Operations approx £52,000
x 1 Mini Excavator - Cemeteries approx £30,000 (stolen)
Total Spend Circa £192,000

In March 2018, and ODR was authorised to carry out a full open OJEU procurement exercise in accordance with both the Public Contract Regulations and the Council's Contract Procedure Rules. After considering the submissions received upon conclusion of this process, the Council has taken the decision not to award as it was neither expedient nor in the public interest given the nature of the tenders received.

Our current contract expired on 27 July 2018 and the current spend is off contract.

As Doncaster Council is a founding member of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, we qualify for a percentage rebate on all contracts procured through their frameworks.

The YPO Framework, 571 offers the Council a compliant route to market and will allow the Council to utilise economies of scale and by doing so securing best value.

To navigate the Council's Domestic and Commercial Plumbing and Heating Materials spend through the YPO framework to ensure compliance, best value and locality.

Sale of land at Leach Lane, Mexborough

To approve the sale of land at Leach Lane, Mexborough by way of an option agreement.

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The Council enters into a Facility Agreement with Sheffield City Council (SCC) to claim a maximum of £20,000 from the Local Integration Board Support Budget for the purposes of removing barriers or perceived barriers experienced by participants in the Sheffield City Region Health Led Employment Trial.

This grant will support the work of the LIB in addressing these barriers and adapting and responding to participant's needs, working across the entire Local Authority area and with appropriate stakeholders, in particular the private sector to open new employment opportunities.

The new Civic Officer building was opened in 2012 and following an initial 12 month contract with the original installation contractor Shepherds, the M&E maintenance was tendered for a 5 year period. The contract expires on the 31 March 2019. Therefore the contract needs to be re-tendered.

To approve the decision to tender the Mechanical and Electrical Planned Preventative Maintenance Contract for the Civic Office and for the winning tenderer (in consultation with the Council) to have authority to appoint the necessary facilities sub-contractors for the various service elements which it is contracted to manage.