Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to award interim contracts for the Provision of Bespoke Packages of Care Service for Children in Need, Children in Care and Children subject to a Child Protection Plan to the Access to Resource Team (ART), as well as arrangements to put a Framework Agreement in place for the services from April 2019 for a period of four years.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the procurement of a four-year framework contract for the provision of Bespoke Packages of Care Services for Children in Need, Children in Care and Children subject to a Child Protection Plan, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules and the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Director of People and Resilience, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration, the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Law and Governance, to award and enter into the framework agreements and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful bidders.