Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2017 to Questions 58635, 58636, 58637, 58638, 58639, what the depreciation value is of the recurrent contract value let by Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group for Liverpool community health services over five years in the Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust financial plan for community health services in Liverpool.

We are informed by NHS England that the contract for 'core services' which will be let by NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on behalf of the CCG, Liverpool City Council and NHS England has not yet been let. Following a transaction process led by NHS Improvement (NHSI), Bridgewater NHS FT has been identified as the preferred bidder, and the submission is being assured by NHSI. When let, the existing Liverpool Community Health contract will novate to Bridgewater NHS FT. As such, and as with all other major National Health Service contracts, there is no specific end point.

Bidders were told prior to re-submitting their bids in August 2016 for the first two years, that non-recurrent resource would reduce over a period of time.

Contract values for 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 will be negotiated and agreed in advance of those financial years. As such, no figure can be put on depreciation over a future five year period by commissioners.