Decision details

GATEWAY REVIEW: FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR A FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Families

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

That comments by Members of the Education PDS Committee be noted.

 

That the Family Support Service be market tested during 2015/16.

Reasons for the decision:

The Local Authority has provided a family support service to parents and carers of children and young people diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder through a contract with Burgess Autistic Trust, formerly known as Bromley Autistic Trust, for over ten years.  The service offers a comprehensive range of support and information to children and young people and their families and carers, and is highly regarded by service users and professionals with a total of 920 families using the Family Support Service during 2014/15.  The provision of this service has never been competitively tendered with all contracts awarded via an exemption.

 

It is proposed to market test this service during 2015/16 to ensure that it continues to offer good value for money and provides a high quality service which meets the Local Authority’s requirements

Publication date: 14/07/2015

Date of decision: 14/07/2015

Effective from: 22/07/2015

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