Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals relating to the procurement of a maximum three-year contract for the provision of SIS Family Contact Services.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Council proceeds with the establishment of a four-year framework contract for the provision of SIS Family Contact Services and invite providers to apply to be on the Framework, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report;

(ii)  Agree that the Council enters into two new ‘call off contracts’ under the current framework for a period of two years;

(iii)  Approve a new waiver under paragraph 35.5 (g) of the Council’s Contract Rules (for below-threshold contracts), to extend contracts for three providers (on the preferred providers list) for the three-month period 1 June to 31 August 2024; and

(iv)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Children and Adults, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care and Disabilities and the Head of Legal, to award and enter into the access agreement and all other ancillary call-off agreements upon conclusion of the procurement process as appropriate.