The Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a contract for data analytics and predictive modelling for children’s, homelessness and adult’s services in accordance with the strategy set out in the report;
(ii) Authorise the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration and the Director of Law and Governance, to determine the final procurement route, conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contract and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the provider, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and
(iii) Note the approach proposed for an initial mobilisation and scoping phase, aimed at providing additional assurance and validation on expected benefits prior to commencement of the full contract.