Issue - meetings

The report seeks Cabinet agreement to an exemption from the procurement requirements of the Council’s Contract Standing Orders and approval to award contracts for the placement of children and young people in additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) provided by academies and the Choice, Advice and Fair Access Interview Service and related specialist English as an Additional Language provisions provided by academies. 

RESOLVED:-

      i.        Cabinet agreed an exemption from the procurement requirements of the Council Standing Order No 96 in respect of contracts for the provision of:

·         Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for the academic years 2018/19 to 2020/21

·         The Choice, Advice and Fair Access Interview Service (CAFAI) and specialist English as an Additional Language (EAL) provisions for the academic years 2018/19 to 2020/21

    ii.        Cabinet approved the award of the contracts referred to above for the academic year 2018/19 to the schools listed in Tables 1 and 2 of the report.

   iii.        Cabinet noted the costs of the proposed contracts referred to above would be fully met from the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)

Councillor Amer Agha, Lead Member for Schools, Employment and Skills, introduced the report setting out the procurement of contracts with academies for the placement of young people in Additionally Resourced Provision and the Choice, Advice and Fair Access Service and related specialised English as additional language provisions provided by academies. In noting the procurement complexity relating to the above services, Councillor Agha stated that the report recommended that, subject to Cabinet’s approval, the contracts be awarded for a period of 3 years.

Referencing the outlined funding streams as set out in the report, Cabinet noted that the contracts would be fully subsidised by funding from the Designated School Grant (DSG), which would also incorporate a top up from the inclusion service.

RESOLVED:-

      i.        Cabinet agreed an exemption from the procurement requirements of the Council Standing Order No 96 in respect of contracts for the provision of:

·         Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) for the academic years 2018/19 to 2020/21

·         The Choice, Advice and Fair Access Interview Service (CAFAI) and specialist English as an Additional Language (EAL) provisions for the academic years 2018/19 to 2020/21

    ii.        Cabinet approved the award of the contracts referred to above for the academic year 2018/19 to the schools listed in Tables 1 and 2 of the report.

   iii.        Cabinet noted the costs of the proposed contracts referred to above would be fully met from the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)