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Record Ref : FOI 7543
Date Received : 17/09/2019
Date Completed : 15/10/2019
Organisation : Whatdotheyknow.com
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Procurement and Contracts
Question
I am emailing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My request relates to alternative delivery models used by the council as of September 17, 2019. Specifically, can you list:
(1) All Local Authority Trading Companies owned by the authority, including the following details:
(a)The name of the company
(b)Company number
(c) Date of incorporation
(d)Services provided/purpose
(2) All Public Service Mutuals (PSM) connected to the authority, including the following details:
(a) The name of the PSM
(b) The date it was created
(c) Any other stakeholders formally involved
(d) Services provided/purpose
(3) All outsourced services, including the following details:
(a) The name of the service
(b) The date on which it was outsourced
(c) The organisation(s) that operates the contract
(d) The length of the contract
(e) The annual cost to the council of the contract
(4) All joint ventures entered into by the authority, including the following details:
(a)The name of the venture
(b)The date on which it began
(c) The other organisation(s) involved
(d) The services provided/purpose
Answer
(1) N/A
(2) N/A
(3) (a) The name of the service – Schools Cleaning
(b) The date on which it was outsourced – 1997/98
(c) The organisation(s) that operates the contract - Current Contractor : Solo Services Group
(d) The length of the contract - 4 years (this has been tendered many times)
(e) The annual cost to the council of the contract - £300K
(a) The name of the service – Domiciliary Care
(b) The date on which it was outsourced - 1st October 1998
(c) The organisation(s) that operates the contract Current Contractors - Abacare, Mears Care
(d) The length of the contract - 6 years (again this has been tendered multiple times – 1st Contractor was Q Care but to our knowledge no TUPE implications on first tender)
(e) The annual cost to the council of the contract £765K Abarcare - £1.3M Mears Care
(a) The name of the service – Supported Accommodation – Park View & Glendare
(b) The date on which it was outsourced - 3rd January 2016
(c) The organisation(s) that operates the contract - Drive
(d) The length of the contract – 3 years – this contract has been retendered and now forms part of the wider supported accommodation contract.
(e) The annual cost to the council of the contract - £900k
(a) The name of the service – Leisure and Cultural Services
(b) The date on which it was outsourced – 1st April 2015
(c) The organisation(s) that operates the contract - Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust
(d) The length of the contract - 21 years plus the option for the Council to extend for a further 5 years.
(e) The annual cost to the council of the contract - £2.45m per year
(4) (a)The name of the venture – Capita Redstart
(b)The date on which it began – Sept 2008
(c) The other organisation(s) involved – Rhondda-Cynon-Taff, Bridgend CBC’s
(d) The services provided/purpose – Engineering consultancy