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1.  The award of contract for the provision of the Holiday and Saturday Group Based Short Breaks Service be approved as detailed in the accompanying Part 2 Report (Report CEF22067B). The proposed contract to commence on 1 April 2023 for the period of three years plus the option to extend for two periods of up to two years, making a total possible contract period of seven years, ending on 31 March 2030; and,

2.  Authority be delegated to the Director of Children, Education and Families to apply the two two-year contract extensions in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Families and subject to agreement of the Director for Corporate Services and Governance, the Director of Finance and the Assistant Director: Governance and Contracts as determined by Contract Procedure Rules.

Report cef220675A

The report sought approval for the recommendation to award the Holiday and Saturday Group Based Short Breaks Contract, scheduled to commence on 1 April 2023.

The recommendation to award followed on from the approval by Executive on the 29 June 2022, for commissioners to re-tender the Holiday and Saturday Group Based Short Breaks service to enable the commencement of a new service contract from 1 April 2023.

The Contract Award report should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Part 2 report which set out the details of the result of the tendering process for the provision of the Holiday and Saturday Group Based Short Breaks contract.

The report had been scrutinised by the Children, Education and Families PDS Committee at its meeting on 17 November and the Committee had supported the recommendations.

RESOLVED: That

1)  The award of contract for the provision of the Holiday and Saturday Group Based Short Breaks Service be approved as detailed in the accompanying Part 2 Report. The proposed contract to commence on 1 April 2023 for the period of three years plus the option to extend for two periods of up to two years, making a total possible contract period of seven years, ending on 31 March 2030; and,

2)  Authority be delegated to the Director of Children, Education and Families to apply the two two-year contract extensions in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Families and subject to agreement of the Director for Corporate Services and Governance, the Director of Finance and the Assistant Director: Governance and Contracts as determined by Contract Procedure Rules.