Decision details

Early Intervention Procurement Strategy

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:

Procurement strategy for early intervention contracts in response to expiry of existing contracts including FSS Framework.

Decision:

That the Cabinet Member for Children and Education:

 

1.    In accordance with the Council’s Contracts Standing Order (CSO) (18.1), approves the Procurement Strategy for the procurement of the following Lots:

 

·         Lot 1: Youth Provision

·         Lot 2: Volunteer Family Support

·         Lot 3: Virtual Reality Software

·         Lot 4: Child and Family Support

 

All lots will be for a contract period of 3 years, with the option to extend for 1 year with a further period of 1 year (3 +1+1 years), at an annual cost of £817,900, and a total combined cost of £4,089,500 across the contract period. All contracts will commence from 1st April 2023.

Reasons for the decision:

A new commissioning model is required which offers a more efficient and flexible approach to ensuring services can continue to meet the needs of children, young people and families. 

Alternative options considered:

A search on the Crown Commercial Services for the supply of existing providers within the identified contracts confirms there is no existing framework locally from which to call-off contracts for these types of work.

 

Each Lot is considered individually on the merits of the available procurement routes, as described on the report.

 

Publication date: 12/10/2022

Date of decision: 10/10/2022

Effective from: 17/10/2022

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