To consider a report on the above.

The Executive Lead for Health and Wellbeing and the Advanced Public Health Practitioner presented the submitted report which set out the local authorities mandatory responsibility to provide sexual and reproductive health services to its resident population.  It was noted services in Torbay were moved to Torbay Council when the Public Health 2013 transfer and that it has not been out to tender since this date.  It was proposed that a joint procurement exercise be carried out with Devon County Council across both local authority areas to achieve better outcomes for local residents as well as savings and efficiencies.

The Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Commissioning Team) made the following recommendation to the Mayor.

That the proposed procurement plan for the sexual and reproductive health plan and timescales for a contract period of five years plus one plus one, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.

The Mayor considered the recommendation of the Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Commissioning Team) set out above at the meeting and the record of decision, together with further information is attached to these Minutes.