Decision details

Contract Award for Co-Located IDVA Service

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and Community Safety

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Award decision on the provision of specialist co-located IDVA contract

Decision:

1.    To note that Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 are not for publication on the basis that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

2.    To approve the contract award to Advance Charity, for the specialist co-located IDVA service for an initial period of two years (with the possibility to extend for two additional years) effective from 1 April 2024 at a total cost of £660,000.

 

Reasons for the decision:

It is recommended that the contract for the co-located IDVA service is awarded to Advance Charity because the bid from Advance Charity was evaluated as having met the criteria in all aspects.

 

Alternative options considered:

1.  Award the contract to the bidder - This is the recommended option:

2.  Do not award the contract and go out to tender again

3.  Do not award the contract and bring the service in-house

4.  Do not award the contract and do not bring the service in-house (no service provided)

Publication date: 24/01/2024

Date of decision: 22/01/2024

Effective from: 30/01/2024

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