Decision details

The purpose of this report is to seek an exemption from the contract procedure rules, as stated in 21.3(e), in order to award a further contract to the provider of Oldham’s Health Improvement and Weight Management Service to ensure the continued provision of the supplementary Adult Tier 2 Weight Management Services and avoid service disruption following the withdrawal of 2022/23 Adult Weight Management grant monies from the Department of Health and Social Care.

RESOLVED - That:
The Council will contract directly with ABL Health Ltd at an additional cost of £140,000 to provide continued provision of additional Adult Tier 2 Weight Management Services, to cover the period 1 July 2022 until 31 March 2023, in lieu of the withdrawn Adult Weight Management Service grant that was withdrawn by the DHSC in order to avoid disruption to service delivery and meet the growing demand for adult weight management support.

The following options were considered:
• Option 1: Contract direct with ABL at a cost of £90k in additional monies to secure staffing, resources and deliverables
• Option 2: Contract direct with ABL at a cost of £116k in additional monies to secure staffing, resources and deliverables
• Option 3: Contract direct with ABL at a cost of £140k in additional monies to secure staffing, resources and deliverables
• Option 4: Invite proposals from other providers to provide additional Tier 2 Adult Weight Management support
• Option 5: Step down any additional Tier Adult Weight Management support and only provide that available via the Health Improvement and Weight Management Service
Further details and reasons for recommendations are contained within the body of the report.

The following options were rejected:
- Option 1
- Option 2
- Option 4
- Option 5

The Director of Public Health and Portfolio Holder for Health and Social Care were consulted as well as procurement, legal and finance.