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This report requests authority to award a contract for the provision of information, advice and guidance  services for families of children attending children’s centres in Brent aged 0-5  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 Information, Advice and Guidance for families of children attending children’s centres in Brent aged 0-5 be awarded to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) for the value of £354k (for the first two years at fixed prices for each year) 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 two years.

The report from the Acting Director of Children and Families requested authority to award a contract for the provision of information, advice and guidance services for families of children attending children’s centres in Brent aged 0-5 to the council as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. The report summarised the process undertaken in tendering this contract and, following the completion of the evaluation of the tenders, recommended to whom the contract should be awarded.

Councillor Pavey (Lead Member, Children and Families) referred to the valuable role played by children’s centres as a play facility for children while offering advice to parents/carers. The contract price represented a small increase in funding which would be absorbed within existing budgets. Councillor Pavey stated that while there had been only one tenderer, the usual processes had been followed.

RESOLVED:

that the contract for the provision of Information, Advice and Guidance for families of children attending children’s centres in Brent aged 0-5 be awarded to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) for the value of £354k (for the first two years at fixed prices for each year) 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.