Under FOI please provide the following information relating to the IT systems the Council uses to broker and contract with providers for the adult/childrens social care packages it commissions:

1. What system(s) are currently used to facilitate social care brokerage and/or sourcing of care placements for Children's services?
Pro contract for block contracts

2. What is the contract length and end date of the existing contract?
Pro contract
Contract period 72 months
Ends 31 October 2026

3. What is the total contract value for the solution(s)? Please break this down where possible into any up-front costs including one-off payments and implementation costs; subsequent annual licensing fees and, any associated costs including hosting, support and maintenance.
Pro contract
Total contract value £77,000

4. What system(s) are currently used to facilitate social care brokerage and/or sourcing for Adult services?
Wokingham BC uses an eProcurement portal called ProContract supplied under contract from Proactis. This contract is currently until October 2026. This is not solely a brokerage system for Adults and Children’s services. They do use this system for the commissioning of individual packages of care, along with email and telephone contact to providers but in the main it is used for all procurement activity across the organisation.

5. What is the contract length and end date of the existing contract?
October 2026

6. What is the total contract value for the solution(s)? Please break this down where possible into any up-front costs including one-off payments and implementation costs; subsequent annual licensing fees and, any associated costs including hosting, support and maintenance.
The annual cost of e-procurement software is £12800.00p/annum

7. What systems are currently used for contracting between social care providers and councils in both adults and children’s social care services?
Atamis

8. What is the contract length and end date of existing contract?
December 2025

9. What is the total contract value for the solution(s)? Please break this down where possible into any up-front costs including one-off payments and implementation costs; subsequent annual licensing fees and, any associated costs including hosting, support and maintenance.
£28k per annum, the breakdown of their costs are available online