Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals to join Newham Council in a sector wide framework agreement to tender for a special needs taxi service
The Cabinet Member for Children and Education presented a report on proposals for the Council to participate in an East London Solutions procurement, led by the London Borough of Newham, of a Framework Contract for the provision of passenger transport taxi services for children and adults with special needs.
Cabinet agreed:-
(i) That the Council be named as a participating authority in a tendering exercise, led by the London Borough of Newham and involving a number of other participating authorities, for a four-year Framework Contract for Taxi Provision to include the provision of SEN, safeguarding transport for adults and children, as described in the report;
(ii) That the Cabinet Member for Children and Education be kept informed on the progress of the procurement and the use of the Framework Agreement; and
(iii) To authorise the Corporate Director of Children’s Services to award contracts for the provision of taxi transport, as and when required by the Council, via the Framework Agreement.
Report author: Meena Kishinani
Publication date: 21/10/2011
Date of decision: 18/10/2011
Decided at meeting: 18/10/2011 - Cabinet
Effective from: 27/10/2011
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