Decision details
Tower Hamlets Young People’s Advocacy Service contract extensions
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The Tower Hamlets Young People’s
Advocacy Service is undergoing a service review to plan a
transformative recommission to improve the Council’s support
offer for our children in our care. Due to unforeseen circumstances
and unexpected staff changes this item requests to extend the
current service contract from 1st February until 1st December 2024
to ensure there is ample time to complete the service review,
recommission and implementation of the new contract ensuring
minimal disruption for our young people.
Decision:
DECISION
1. Approve the direct contract award request for the Tower Hamlets Young People’s Advocacy service for six months from the 1st of February 2024 to 1st of August 2024 with a value of £55,572.
2. Note the specific equalities considerations as set out in Paragraph 4.1 of the report.
Action by:
ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES (L. FRASER)
Acting Director Commissioning and Youth (L Richards)
Report author: Layla Richards
Publication date: 01/12/2023
Date of decision: 29/11/2023
Decided at meeting: 29/11/2023 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
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