Item - 2025.GG26.6

The General Government Committee:

1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-Law), authorized amendment to the Blanket Contract Number 47025072 with Cardinal Health Canada Inc., for the supply and delivery of medical and personal care supplies for Seniors Services and Long-Term Care in the amount of $2,789,516 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,838,611 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Blanket Contract 47025072 value from $3,680,276 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($ 3,745,049 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $6,469,792 net of applicable taxes and charges $6,583,660 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend the Blanket Contract Number 47025072 issued to Cardinal Health Canada Inc., for the supply and delivery of medical and personal care supplies for Seniors Services and Long-Term Care.

The total value of the amendment that is being requested is $2,789,516 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,838,611 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current value of the Blanket Contract from $3,680,276 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,745,049 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $6,469,792 net of applicable taxes and charges ($6,583,660 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

The amendment is required to address increased consumption of medical supplies across Seniors Services and Long-Term Care's ten long-term care homes, which has resulted in spending exceeding the current contract value. The amended Blanket Contract will be utilized for the procurement of additional medical and personal care supplies to meet ongoing operational demands of Seniors Services and Long-Term Care's long-term care homes.

This amount will sustain procurement through the remainder of the contract term, including all optional extension years, ending March 31, 2028.