1. Christy Holden Project Manager & PFI Contract Manager Kent Adult Social Services Better Homes Active Lives Kent’s PFI - Experience of Partnership

2. Better Homes Active Lives Partnership

3. Aim of the Project Enable vulnerable people to live independently with appropriate facilities Extra Care Sheltered Housing Self contained flats

4. Project Scope 275 Apartments of extra care housing for older people (7 schemes) 58 Apartments for people with learning disabilities (9 clusters of apartments) 7 Apartments for people with mental health problems Spread across 10 Districts and 12 sites £72 million funding - PFI Credits

5. Definition Extra Care Sheltered Housing: –24 hour on site care team –many 2-bed apartments –a restaurant –communal lounges –gym facilities –treatment rooms

6. Standards Equipped for Assistive Technology DDA Compliant and meet HC’s frail elderly standards Easily adaptable apartments

7. For LD & MH Clusters of flats for 7 people 8th flat for staff/communal use In some cases on the same site as ECSH

8. Private Finance Initiative Long term risk sharing relationship between public and private sectors Typically 30 year contracts - costed on ‘whole life’ basis Public sector specifies outputs Private sector designs, builds, finances and operates asset

9. Kent PFI Housing: Key Stakeholder Group Heads of Housing Kent Adult Social Services Area Directors PCT reps Main Project Board 6 x District Council Heads of Housing 2 x Kent Adult Social Services Senior Officers Project Director (PT) Kent County Council Project Manager (FT) Kent County Council Project Team External Financial Legal &Technical Advisors Internal Finance, Legal, Property, Housing, Care Project Support Assistant (FT) Contract Manager (PT) Kent County Council Project Accountant (FT) Kent County Council

10. Procurement in Partnership - Successes Strong leadership and support Established structures for sharing risks and responsibilities Planned stakeholder communication / participation Bidder engagement & competition

11. Challenges Site identification, investigation & treatment in contract Distribution of risk & benefit in back to back Final stages - 30 lawyers representing all parties General challenges

12. The future Additional layer of partnership - our RSL partner! Excellent relationships to date Contractual - with penalties Head of Kent PFI & PFI Contract Manager to continue and develop the good relationships already established

13. Support CLG - advice on bidding process and queries from the Treasury 4p’s - Local Government Project Delivery Specialists - advice, good training and helpful networks for LA’s with Housing Projects –Social Care Procurement Pack - on line

14. 4ps LIFT - re-launch in October 2007 - DH announcing bidding round soon DH Extra Care Fund - details from DH 4ps are keen to work with DH to support authorities in developing well thought out bids Contact Brian Johnston, Senior Executive - Project Support (Housing/Social Care Services), 4ps Tel: 020 7296 6714 Email: brian.johnston@4ps.gov.uk www.4ps.gov.uk

15. Further Information Christy Holden - PFI Contract Manager christy.holden@kent.gov.uk