Issue - meetings

          The Board considered a report of the Executive Director, Children’s Services, that outlined the background and current position of the supported accommodation contract and proposed options around re-procurement of the Service.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the report be noted and options appraised;

2)    approval is granted to the recommendation that the contract with People, Potential, Possibilities (P3) should be extended for a further twelve months without going through the Procurement Standing Order 1.14.4 (non-emergency procedures – exceeding a value threshold of £100,000), seeking to waive part 3.1 and 3.2 of Procurement Standing Orders;

3)    a 12 month extension of the internal Supported Accommodation Contract, inclusive of the inflationary uplift be approved;

4)    permission is granted for the Head of Commissioning and Placement, and the Head of Children in Care and Care Leavers, to implement the building transfer; and

5)    the re-commissioning of the service, via open competitive tender by March 2026, and delegation of responsibility to the Head of Commissioning to undertake any further necessary steps be approved.