Issue - meetings

Officers are seeking exemption from full tender requirements and seek approval from the Executive to commission Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust to deliver this service on a one year contract from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, with an option to extend the contract for a further one year until 31 March 2013.

(i)         that approval be given to an exemption from the usual tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders in relation to the joint Council and NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, on the basis that there are good operational reasons for doing so as set out in section 3 of the report from the Director of Children and Families;

(ii)        that approval be given to award a contract jointly with NHS Brent for the joint Council and NHS provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to the current provider, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 with an option to extend the contract for a further one year until 31 March 2013, which would be utilised, should timescales indicate the need for a further extension to be implemented.

The report from the Director of Children and Families sought exemption from full tender requirements for the commissioning of the specialist Child and Mental Health Service for 2011-13. The Executive noted that the contract would be for one year with an option to extend until 2013. The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication for the following reasons set out in schedule 12(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 namely:

information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding the information)

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to an exemption from the usual tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders in relation to the joint Council and NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, on the basis that there were good operational reasons for doing so as set out in section 3 of the report from the Director of Children and Families;

(ii)        that approval be given to award a contract jointly with NHS Brent for the joint Council and NHS provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to the current provider, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 with an option to extend the contract for a further one year until 31 March 2013, which would be utilised, should timescales indicate the need for a further extension to be implemented.