DECISION

1.    Approve the direct contract award request for the Tower Hamlets Young People’s Advocacy service for six months from the 1^st of February 2024 to 1^st 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)

Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor)) introduced the report that requested approval for a direct contract award for provision of independent and confidential advice, information, representation, and support to our children in our care from the 1^st February 2024 until the 1^st of August 2024 to enable time to design and implement the newly transformed Tower Hamlets Young People’s Advocacy and Independent Visitors service.

The Mayor reiterated his comments about the undesirability of  direct awards and extensions (see minute for Item 6.1).

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1.    Approves the direct contract award request for the Tower Hamlets Young People’s Advocacy service for six months from the 1^st of February 2024 to 1^st 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.