Issue - decisions

1. To approve a tender to recommission the Fresh Start Service for a further two years with the same level of funding of £88,000 per year; and

2. To delegate authority to the Director of Children and Families, in consultation with the Director of Finance and Commercial Services and the Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, to:-

a)    determine the appropriate procurement strategy for the provision for an updated Fresh Start Service;

b)    award the contract for the Fresh Start Service in accordance with the procurement strategy; and

c)    take such steps, where no existing authority exists under the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation, to meet the aims and objectives of the report.