Dear Marcus Shaw,

 

Thank you for your information request, received on the 6 December 2023.

Reference 7317 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 full working days.

Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]

Kind regards,

 

Victoria Alexander

Performance & Information Officer

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk

 

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Dear Marcus Shaw,

 

I am writing regarding your information request received by Braintree
District Council on the 06/12/2023, case reference 7317.

 

Your request for information has been processed under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). The Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does not
require the Council to create information to respond to a request if the
requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.

 

Please find our response to your request below:

 

Braintree District Council do not outsource any of the areas mentioned
below and therefore hold no further information.

  

1) Does the Council currently outsource Direct Payments Support Services,
Managed Accounts/Payroll Services and/ or Carers Hub Services?

 

2) If so, what is/are the current total contract value(s)

3) And annual contract value?

4) How long is the current contract?

5) What was its start date?

6) When does it end?

7) Has the contract been extended, or do you intend to extend?

8) If so, for how long?

9) Who is/are the current provider(s)?

 

 

10) Will you be including Children and Young People in the above contracts
or tendering separate services?

 

11) What commissioning model do you currently use – Framework?/Block?

 

12) What commissioning model are you considering for future contracts,
e.g., Framework/Block?

 

13) If these services are not currently outsourced, are there plans to do
so? If so, when are they likely to be commissioned and will there be a
consultation process?

 

14) How many Service Users are currently registered under each contract
for each service?

  

 

Right of internal review: If you are dissatisfied with the handling of
your request please contact us in writing, within 40 days of the receipt
of a full response, at: Emma Wisbey Governance and Member Manager,
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB. Or e-mail: [1][Braintree District Council request email]

 

Right to appeal: Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of any
internal review, you have a right of appeal under S50 of the Freedom of
Information Act to appeal against the decision by contacting the
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF. Or
e-mail: [2][email address]

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Lucy Day

Performance & Improvement Assistant

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

 01376 552525| www.braintree.gov.uk

 

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