Issue - decisions

That the Executive Director People authorises the Director of Commissioning, Inclusion and Learning, in consultation with the Director of Young People and Families, the Director of Finance and Commercial Services, the Director of Legal and Governance, as appropriate, to:

a)         Determine and approve a procurement strategy for the procurement of a county wide Appropriate Adult Service Contract as outlined in this Report;

b)         Award the Contract to the Provider who has submitted the best value for money tender based on our specification and quality requirements for young people;

c)         Take any commercial actions necessary to ensure the continuation of service delivery arrangements with the existing supplier under the terms and conditions applied in their contract, until such date that contracts procured for successor service delivery arrangements commence.