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There was submitted a report by the Director of Scotland Excel relative to the progress against the 2018/19 contract delivery plan.
The report intimated that the contract delivery plan comprised framework renewals, new developments, framework extensions and frameworks with ongoing contract management only and appendices 1 to 3 to the report provided further details.
The report highlighted that contract delivery remained active with 63 current frameworks in the Scotland Excel contract portfolio, six of which were to be renewed before 31 March 2019; a further three new frameworks would be added to the contract portfolio by 31 March 2019; and a further ten frameworks on the current portfolio had extension options that were likely to be exercised in 2018/19, eight of which had already been approved.
Scotland Excel was exploring the benefits of further collaborative procurement across high spend, critical service areas of adult social care and construction; had finalised the procurement strategy for care and support services; would deliver a new sourcing strategy for care home services for older people; working in partnership with the Digital Office had released a prior information notice (PIN) for market engagement across a range of projects to drive digital transformation across Scotland; and had released a further prior information notice (PIN) to notify the market place regarding a replacement Social Work Case Care Management System.
It was noted that overall, efficiencies delivered to date were 4.4% which was above the 2% to 4% forecast savings range.
It was proposed that the Director of Scotland Excel provide information to members on the percentage uptake by councils in relation to the 63 contracts in the Scotland Excel portfolio. This was agreed.
DECIDED:
(a) That the progress made to date be noted; and
(b) That the Director of Scotland Excel provide information to members on the percentage uptake by councils in relation to the 63 contracts in the Scotland Excel portfolio.