The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Question and officer response were noted.

DECISION

1.    To approve the commissioning of Bart’s Health via a direct award for a two year contract to deliver the following therapies provision: (a) Speech and Language Treatment (SLT) for Children in Tower Hamlets age 3-5 and (b) SLT and Occupational Therapy (OT) Treatment for Children age 0-5 with social communication difficulties (value of the contract: £343,174 per annum, total cost over two years: £686,348)

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (J. THOMAS)

(Senior Commissioning Manager (J. Courtney)