Decision details
Young people and teenage parent accommodation based services and floating support services
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To approve an exemption from the tendering
requirement of contact standing orders, to allow direct awards of
new contracts to incumbent providers of Supported Housing Services
for Teenage Parents.
Decision:
(i) that approval be given to an exemption from the usual tendering requirements of contract standing orders in relation to the teenage parent based accommodation services and floating support services on the basis that there are good operational and/ or financial reasons for doing so as set out in Section 3 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care;
(ii) that approval be given to the award of the contracts for housing support services for teenage parents at Melrose Avenue NW2 and Nicoll Road NW10 and their respective floating support services to the current providers, Catch 22 and Stadium Housing Association, for the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, with the possibility of extending such contract for one further year to 31 March 2013;
(iii) that approval be given to the extension of current contracts for young people based accommodation services and floating support services with Depaul Trust, Catch 22, St Christophers Fellowship, Coram Housing and Support Service, Brent Housing Partnership and Centre Point for a period of eight months, to 30 September 2011, to allow for their tender.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Internal
Contact: Marilyn Nortey-Silke, Supporting People Email: marilyn.nortey-silke@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 2268.
Report author: Marilyn Nortey-Silke
Publication date: 15/11/2010
Date of decision: 15/11/2010
Decided at meeting: 15/11/2010 - Executive
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