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This report updates Members on the procurement process of two frameworks for teenage parent based accommodation services and floating support services and of two frameworks for young people based accommodation services and floating support services since approval to tender was given at the Executive meeting on 15 June 2009.

(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.

The Executive had before them a report which provided an update on the procurement process of two frameworks for teenage parent based accommodation services and floating support services and of two frameworks for young people based accommodation services and floating support services since approval to tender was given at the Executive meeting on 15 June 2009.  Approval was now being sought to depart from the existing procurement route in respect of the teenage parent based accommodation services and floating support. Officers now were seeking exemption from full tendering requirements and sought approval to re-commission the services with the existing providers on a one year contract from 1 April 2011, with an option to extend the contract by a further year to 31 March 2013. In connection with the two frameworks for young people based accommodation services and floating support service, officers sought authority to extend the contracts with the existing providers to enable the procurement process to be concluded.

Councillor Thomas (Lead Member, Housing and Customer Services) acknowledged the difficulty of the financial situation and the need to find efficiency savings. Consideration would be given to Frameworks 3 and 4 at a later stage.

RESOLVED:-

(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.