Corporate Objective No 3: To Pursue and Deliver Excellence through Continuous Improvement Report on Board Action Plan Risk Description Current Controls Assurances Action By Whom Comment Risk Score End (Include DATE ADDED) Date L I S Rate 10. is a risk to 3 3 9 Medium Additional HSCB led Task BSO PaLS to engage AD PaLS BSO PaLS funding has been BSO reputation and resources and Finish Group with DHSSPS in an secured from the Department customer deployed through was established effort to secure for 3 WTEs to provide satisfaction due to PaLS framework to address adequate funding to procurement advice and the limited resource for specialist prospective support the current support on tenders based on available to support procurement changes to EU arrangements capacity; however Trusts in support to ensure Directives and UK forward. dependencies remain on the undertaking Social services are Legislation and HSCB Task & Finish Group. Care supplied to HSC resource HSCB produce a Task & procurements. organisations. limitations. Finish Group report. The Task & Finish Group Dir of Ops and AD PaLS report recommends the met with HSCB CEx on ongoing role for BSO PaLS Risk Owner 6 July 2015 to progress in supporting HSC Dir of Ops the issue. organisations. A report was The Task & Finish Group Type of risk: Social; subsequently brought to also recommends additional Partnership / and discussed at the support from BSO PaLS and Contractual; Regional Procurement funding for this remains a Legislative / Board on 24 July 2015. significant barrier to progress regulatory; and is as yet unresolved. Customer/citizen; The matter remains Financial; unresolved and correspondence was Risk Added: drafted for BSO CEx to 29.01.15 issue to HSCB CEx. Following a meeting between HSCB and BSO on 30 September, a revised options appraisal is being submitted to HSCB and subsequently the Jan 2016
Corporate Objective No 3: To Pursue and Deliver Excellence through Continuous Improvement Report on Board Action Plan Risk Description (Include DATE ADDED) Current Risk Score Controls Assurances Action By Whom End Date Comment L I S Rate 10. is a risk to BSO reputation and customer satisfaction due to the limited resource available to support Trusts in undertaking Social Care procurements. Risk Owner Dir of Ops Type of risk: Social; Partnership / Contractual; Legislative / regulatory; Customer/citizen; Financial; Risk Added: 29.01.15 3 3 9 Medium Additional resources deployed through PaLS framework for specialist procurement support to ensure services are supplied to HSC organisations. HSCB led Task and Finish Group was established to address prospective changes to EU Directives and UK Legislation and resource limitations. BSO PaLS to engage with DHSSPS in an effort to secure adequate funding to support the current arrangements forward. HSCB produce a Task & Finish Group report. Dir of Ops and AD PaLS met with HSCB CEx on 6 July 2015 to progress the issue. A report was subsequently brought to and discussed at the Regional Procurement Board on 24 July 2015. The matter remains unresolved and correspondence was drafted for BSO CEx to issue to HSCB CEx. Following a meeting between HSCB and BSO on 30 September, a revised options appraisal is being submitted to HSCB and subsequently the AD PaLS Jan 2016 BSO PaLS funding has been secured from the Department for 3 WTEs to provide procurement advice and support on tenders based on capacity; however dependencies remain on the HSCB Task & Finish Group. The Task & Finish Group report recommends the ongoing role for BSO PaLS in supporting HSC organisations. The Task & Finish Group also recommends additional support from BSO PaLS and funding for this remains a significant barrier to progress and is as yet unresolved.
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