To award a contract to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to deliver a savings diagnostic of the Adult Social Care (ASC) service as Phase 1 to identify recurrent, sustainable savings over the Medium Term Financial Strategy period, with the option to award Phase 2 to the provider for the design, implementation and support to deliver the savings identified as part of Phase 1. The diagnostic will be delivered within 12 weeks of the contract start date and will cost £295,000.
The award of Phase 2 will be subject to confirmation by the Corporate Director Community Wellbeing and the Director of Finance that the opportunities identified through the diagnostic will deliver significant annualised savings. Continuation to Phase 2 will be subject to a key decision.