Decision details
Award Decision for the Children’s Residential Care Framework 2024
PDF 59 KBDecision Maker: Executive Member for Children and Young People
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Recommendation to approve the award of the
Children’s Residential Care Framework 2024 for a term of 4
years (with a further 4 optional extension years) from 1st October
2024 to 30th September 2028. The current Children’s
Residential Care Contract expires on the 30th September 2024.
Bracknell Forest Council has been a partner in the current
Children’s Residential Care Framework with 20 other local
authorities and will continue in the same partnership. The
procurement and contract management of the Framework will be led by
Southampton City Council.
Decision:
That the contract award for the Children’s Residential Care Framework managed by Southampton City Council ahead of the new framework’s launch on the 1 October 2024 be approved.
Reasons for the decision:
Bids were reviewed by the Framework Tender Evaluation team led by Southampton City Council and only bids which met the requirements of the specification were accepted onto the framework.
To help meet our statutory duties - As a local Authority, our primary duty is to (provided for in section 22(3) of the Children Act 1989) safeguard and promote the welfare of looked after children. Commissioning services from the residential providers on this framework, complies with the functions, duties and powers of this Act and is one way that the Council ensures that it commissions a range of placement types to meet needs. In line with the Children and Social Work Act 2017 the Council must fulfil a number of key principles in how it carries out its duties as a corporate parent for its population of Looked After Children. Securing a range of high - quality accommodation for our Children and Young People is critical to our ongoing support to children in helping them achieve their independence and ambitions.
Alternative options considered:
The Council has already explored alternative options to the Children’s Residential Care Framework in the Strategic Procurement Plan and committed to continue its membership of the Children’s Residential Care Framework at Executive in January 2024.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Corporate Priorities : Engaged and Healthy Communities;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Financial Impact: To be incorporated into the report
Declarations: None.
Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No.
Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director: People
Other reasons / organisations consulted
N/A
Consultees
N/A
Contact: Grainne Siggins, Executive Director People Email: grainne.siggins@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.
Publication date: 12/09/2024
Date of decision: 12/09/2024
Effective from: 20/09/2024
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