Issue - meetings

This report requests authority to award a contract for the provision of education, employment, and training and careers Connexions services to the Council as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. This report summarises the process undertaken in tendering this contract and, following the completion of the evaluation of the tenders, recommends to whom the contract should be awarded.

that the contract for the provision of education, employment, training and careers Connexions services be awarded to Prospects Services Limited for an initial contract period of three years from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2017 with an option for the council to extend by any number of periods up to an aggregate of 2 years.

Councillor Pavey (Lead Member, Children and Families) introduced the report which requested authority to award a contract for the provision of education, employment, and training and careers Connexions services to the council as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. The report summarised the process undertaken in tendering the contract and, following the completion of the evaluation of the tenders, recommended to whom the contract should be awarded.

Councillor Pavey welcomed the report as a success story and referred to the role played by Connexions in the borough having a relatively low percentage of 16-18 year olds who were not in education, employment or training (NEET). Councillor Pavey stated that the tendering process was rigorous and Connexions had an established track record and would continue to give quality advice and guidance. He thanked Connexions for their work.

RESOLVED:

that the contract for the provision of education, employment, training and careers Connexions services be awarded to Prospects Services Limited for an initial contract period of three years from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2017 with an option for the council to extend by any number of periods up to an aggregate of two years.