Agenda item - Weight Management Tier 2 procurement

Report of the Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care (copy attached).

19.1      RESOLVED:

(1)       That the Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to carry out the procurement and award of a contract for Tier 2 weight management services with a term of three years; and

(2)       That the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to extend the contract at the end of the three year term with the potential to extend the contract a further two years if he deems appropriate and subject to budget being available.

19.1      The Public Health Specialist introduced the report which set out the plans for the procurement and award of a new contract for weight management services for delivery in Brighton & Hove.

19.2      Councillor Miller noted that the report had been to the Procurement Board and that significant savings had been identified which could be achieved through integration of services.

19.3      The Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care stated that the aim was to achieve more efficient provision of services and to tackle the issue of obesity.

19.4      Members of the Board noted the information and queried whether referrals could be made from a number of sources and not just GP practices.  The need to monitor the performance of contractors was also raised, given that the expectation was that obesity levels would increase initially.

19.5      The Public Health Consultant confirmed that referrals could be made from various sources and noted that the number of children starting and leaving school who were over-weight was levelling-off in the city whereas it was increasing nationally.

19.6      The Chair noted that there was still a lot of work to do and suggested that it would be helpful to include the detail of what was being measured against in future reports.  He then put the recommendations to the vote.

19.7      RESOLVED:

(1)       That the Executive Director for Health & Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to carry out the procurement and award of a contract for Tier 2 weight management services with a term of three years; and

(2)       That the Executive Director of Health & Adult Social Care be granted delegated authority to extend the contract at the end of the three year term with the potential to extend the contract a further two years if he deems appropriate and subject to budget being available.

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19.8      The Chair then adjourned the meeting for a five minute comfort break at 5.40pm.

19.9      The Chair reconvened the meeting at 5.45pm.