Decision details

Early Help Contract Awards

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children and Education (expired July 2024)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Extension of FSS framework for a 14-month direct award (1/2/22- 31/03/23) of contracts.

Decision:

1.    To approve the direct award of the call-off contracts under the Family Support Services (FSS) Framework outlined in Table 1 below for a period of 14 months from 1st February 2022 until 31st March 2023, with the authority to issue a two-months extension until 31st May 2023at a total cost of £1,692,734. 

 

Reasons for the decision:

As described in the report.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1: to direct award each of the call-off contracts with those providers, as outlined in Table 1: These extensions and awards will ensure continuity of this provision for 2022/23 whilst contributing to the savings required, ensuring we continued to deliver services within the approved budget. This will also give providers assurance to enable them to continue delivery of the service provision until March 2023. This is the recommended option.

 

Option 2: Do not award contracts set out in Table 1: Any delays to formalising the awards of the contracts will result in contracts and services ceasing effective 1st February 2022. There is insufficient time to review and undertake a procurement process for these services to ensure continuity for our residents. This option will create further uncertainty for our local providers and disrupt services for residents. We do not recommend this option

Publication date: 20/12/2021

Date of decision: 19/12/2021

Effective from: 23/12/2021

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