THAT:

(a)            Elizabeth Fitzroy Ltd be awarded a contract to provide a residential long stay and respite service for learning disabled people at Southbank Close, Hereford for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for two further periods of one year.  The value of this contract over five years is £4.8M.

(b)             Elizabeth Fitzroy Ltd be awarded a contract to provide a residential long stay service for learning disabled people at Ridgemoor Road in Leominster, for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for two further periods of one year.  The value of this contract over five years is £3.2M.

(c)            Affinity Trust be awarded a contract to provide a supported living service for learning disabled people in the Leominster area for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for two further periods of one year.  The value of this contract over five years will not exceed £3.8M.

(d)           Aspire Living ltd be awarded a contract to provide a supported living service for learning disabled people in the Hereford area for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for two further periods of one year.  The value of this contract over five years will not exceed £4.3M.