The Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Agree, in accordance with the provisions of clause 6.6(h) of the Council’s Contract Rules, to waive tendering requirements and directly award the contract for the provision of an Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Service for a three-month period up to 30 September 2019;
(ii) Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a contract with a strategic partner to deliver outcomes based Domestic and Sexual Violence Services with effect from 1 October 2019, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and
(iii) Delegate authority to the Commissioning Director of Adults Care and Support, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care Integration and the Director of Law and Governance, to conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contract(s) and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful partner, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.