Decision details

RESOLVED:

1.     Approval be given to enter into a contract with Liquidlogic for the provision of the Adult Social Care I.T. System under the current contract with East Sussex County Council, where East Sussex acts as the central purchasing body for other Local Authorities.

2.     Approval be given to enter into a new one year contract with the incumbent supplier to facilitate the migration to a new system.

  Reasons for Recommendations:

A  contract with the new supplier will:

 a) provide all required functionality for Care Act implementation by 1 April 2016

 b) enable integration with the Children’s System and the systems of health partners

 c) improve system usability and efficiency

 d) deliver a mobile working system and self-assessment functionality

 e) more closely align the Adult Social Care system with the council’s digital strategy 

 f)  support strategic alignment with East Sussex County Council

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Social Care Services Board]