Decision details

Approval of the Award of Contracts for Inclusion on the Lancashire Children Looked After Agency Residential Flexible Agreement

Decision Maker: Executive Scrutiny Committee

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

This report sets out a recommendation, following completion of a tender process conducted in accordance with the County Council's standing orders and the Public Procurement Regulations 2015, to approve the award of contracts for inclusion on the Flexible Agreement to deliver Agency Residential Placements to Children Looked After, across Lancashire.

 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 have been complied with.

 

Decisions:

(Not for Publication - Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information)

 

The Committee considered a report on the proposed award of contracts for the provision of agency residential services to Lancashire's children looked after.  

 

Resolved:  That the recommendations set out in the report to the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools be noted and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made. 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £1,400,000;

Divisions Affected: (All Divisions);

Contact: Paul Fairclough Email: paul.fairclough@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 538206.

Report author: Carolyn Smith

Date of decision: 10/05/2016

Decided at meeting: 10/05/2016 - Executive Scrutiny Committee

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