Issue - decisions

That the Leader of the Council:

1.    Approves a procurement exercise to identify a preferred provider for a five-year contract in accordance with the required service specification to meet the statutory duties as outlined in this report;

2.    Delegates authority to the Head of Commissioning for Vulnerable People in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance and the Director of Finance and Commercial Services to agree the terms of the contract, including any appropriate variations, to the new provider; and

3.    To the extent not already delegated to them by the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation, delegates authority to the Director of Strategy and Commissioning, in consultation with the Director of Legal Services and the Director of Finance and Commercial Services, to take any other decisions necessary in order to meet the aims and objectives of the report.