Issue - meetings

That the contract be awarded to the provider on the basis described in the Part 2 annex (agenda item 18) to deliver the Service.

Reasons for Decisions

The service will deliver increased quality through a strengthened and outcome focused service specification, ensure enhanced and clearly monitored contract delivery and move to a streamlined Countywide service model, with the lead Provider forming a consortia covering all Districts and Boroughs.

The recommended contract award ensures that the new service will be delivered at a reduced cost than currently paid and will move to a more coherent and streamlined service model, delivering services across the County of Surrey for the contract period of two years, with the option to extend for an additional year.

The Children’s Social Care and Wellbeing commissioning team will be the lead commissioner for this contract.

Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will contribute to the funding of this contract annually, this is an historical arrangement. They will contribute 15% of the total contract value for this service for the first year and we will be seeking further contributions for the remaining contract duration. Colleagues from the CCG have been involved in the recommissioning process ensuring that both Social Care and Health needs are aligned.

The Council will also strongly benefit from the additional resources contributed to the service through fundraising, which will ensure additional services are delivered to families in Surrey.

[The decisions of this item may be called in by the Children and Education Select Committee]

As the current contract for the provision of Early Help (Volunteer support for families with a child under 5) Services expires on 31 October 2013, the Cabinet Member for Children and Families said it was necessary to award a new contract. Following a procurement exercise, she said that the proposal was that Home Start Surrey (HSS) be awarded the contract, on the basis described in the Part 2 Annex (agenda item 18) to deliver Early Help Support Services starting on 1 November 2013.

The new contract would be a countywide service model and therefore more cost effective. The County Council’s contribution would be 48%, with the provider, Home Start raising the balance through fund raising -this was the same arrangement as the current contract. The Cabinet Member for Children and Families suggested that Members could use some of their Member allocation to assist their local Home Start.

Members were fully in support of Home Start and the excellent service provided for families in need of this support. They were also pleased that the service was now countywide.

RESOLVED:

That the contract be awarded to the provider on the basis described in the Part 2 annex (agenda item 18) to deliver the Service.

Reasons for Decisions

The service will deliver increased quality through a strengthened and outcome focused service specification, ensure enhanced and clearly monitored contract delivery and move to a streamlined Countywide service model, with the lead Provider forming a consortia covering all Districts and Boroughs.

The recommended contract award ensures that the new service will be delivered at a reduced cost than currently paid and will move to a more coherent and streamlined service model, delivering services across the County of Surrey for the contract period of two years, with the option to extend for an additional year.

The Children’s Social Care and Wellbeing commissioning team will be the lead commissioner for this contract.

Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will contribute to the funding of this contract annually, this is an historical arrangement. They will contribute 15% of the total contract value for this service for the first year and we will be seeking further contributions for the remaining contract duration. Colleagues from the CCG have been involved in the recommissioning process ensuring that both Social Care and Health needs are aligned.

The Council will also strongly benefit from the additional resources contributed to the service through fundraising, which will ensure additional services are delivered to families in Surrey.