Decision details

To note the circumstances in which a contract was awarded without compliance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders for a period of 11 months.

 To agree to the Direct Award of a contract to South of England Foundation (trading as Charlton Athletic  Community Trust) for  provision of Primary Care Network funded social  prescribing link workers and Live Well  Care Co-ordinator services in accordance with the NHS  Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process Route C

1.    Noted the circumstances in which a contract was awarded to South of England Foundation (trading as Charlton Athletic Community Trust) (Company Number 04654582) without compliance with the Council’s Contract Standing Orders from 1st October 2023 to 31 August 2024 for a value of £1,122,000.

2.    Agreed to the Direct Award of a contract to Charlton Athletic Community Trust for provision of Primary Care Network (PCN) funded social prescribing link workers (Live Well Coaches); and Live Well Care Co-ordinator services in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process Route C where the existing provider is satisfying its existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.

3.    Noted the reasons for this recommendation set out in the body of the text.    

4.    Noted that this award is a direct award in accordance with the Health Care Service (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2024 (Direct Award Process C) and CSO 23.1 where works supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator where additional deliveries by the original supplier are required.

5.      Noted the contract is for a 13 month period from 1^st September 2024 to 1^st October 2025 and will be a total contract value £1,392,399.