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This report updates members on the outcome of the procurement process of two frameworks for young people housing support services and seeks approval to appoint organisations to the frameworks as required by Contract Standing Order 88. It requests authority to award call-off contracts from the two frameworks for young people housing support services as required by Contract Standing Order 88 and further requests authority to extend existing contracts for a period of three weeks to the 24^th of October 2011 to ensure planned implementation for the new services.

(i)              that approval be given to the three organisations detailed at paragraph 3.15 of the report from the Director of Adult Social Services being appointed to the Supporting People Young People Accommodation based Support Services Framework Agreement for a period of three years with an option to extend the framework for a further two years, such organisations being:

·         Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children;

·         De Paul UK

·         Lookahead Housing and Care

(ii)             that approval be given to award a call-off contract from the Supporting People Young People Accommodation based Support Services Framework Agreement to Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children), in respect of Lot A (single sex accommodation based services for young people with complex needs across scattered accommodation) from 24 October 2011 for a period of three years with an option of extending the contract for two years;

(iii)           that approval be given to award a call-off contract from the Supporting People Young People Accommodation based Support Services Framework Agreement to DePaul UK in respect of Lot B (mixed sex accommodation based services for young people across hostel, crash pad and move on units) from 24 October 2011 for a period of three years with an option to extend the contract for a further two years;

(iv)             that approval be given to the four organisations detailed at paragraph 3.15 of the report from the Director of Adult Social Services being appointed to the Supporting People Young People Floating Support Services Framework Agreement for a period of three years with an option to extend the framework for a further two years, such organisations being:

·         Lookahead Housing and Care

·         Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children

·         De Paul UK

·         Brent Housing Partnership

(v)              that approval be given to award a call-off contract from the Supporting People Young People Floating Support Services Framework Agreement to Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children)from 24 October 2011 for a period of three years with an option to extend the contract for a further two years;

(vi)             that approval be given to a short extension of existing contracts for young people based accommodation services and floating support services with De Paul Trust, Catch 22, St Christopher’s Fellowship, Coram Housing and Support Services, Brent Housing Partnership and Centre Point for the period from 1 October 2011 to 24 of October 2011 to ensure appropriate implementation of services.

The report from the Director of Adult Social Services updated members on the outcome of the procurement process of two frameworks for young people housing support services and sought approval to appoint organisations to the frameworks as required by Contract Standing Order 88. The report requested authority to award call-off contracts from the two frameworks for young people housing support services as required by Contract Standing Order 88. The report further requested authority to extend existing contracts for a period of three weeks to the 24 of October 2011 to ensure planned implementation for the new services.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the three organisations detailed at paragraph 3.15 of the report from the Director of Adult Social Services being appointed to the Supporting People Young People Accommodation based Support Services Framework Agreement for a period of three years with an option to extend the framework for a further two years, such organisations being:

Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children;

De Paul UK

Lookahead Housing and Care

(ii)        that approval be given to award a call-off contract from the Supporting People Young People Accommodation based Support Services Framework Agreement to Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children), in respect of Lot A (single sex accommodation based services for young people with complex needs across scattered accommodation) from 24 October 2011 for a period of three years with an option of extending the contract for two years;

(iii)       that approval be given to award a call-off contract from the Supporting People Young People Accommodation based Support Services Framework Agreement to DePaul UK in respect of Lot B (mixed sex accommodation based services for young people across hostel, crash pad and move on units) from 24 October 2011 for a period of three years with an option to extend the contract for a further two years;

(iv)       that approval be given to the four organisations detailed at paragraph 3.15 of the report from the Director of Adult Social Services being appointed to the Supporting People Young People Floating Support Services Framework Agreement for a period of three years with an option to extend the framework for a further two years, such organisations being:

Lookahead Housing and Care

Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children

De Paul UK

Brent Housing Partnership

(v)        that approval be given to award a call-off contract from the Supporting People Young People Floating Support Services Framework Agreement to Coram (Thomas Coram Foundation for Children)from 24 October 2011 for a period of three years with an option to extend the contract for a further two years;

(vi)       that approval be given to a short extension of existing contracts for young people based accommodation services and floating support services with De Paul Trust, Catch 22, St Christopher’s Fellowship, Coram Housing and Support Services, Brent Housing Partnership and Centre Point for the period from 1 October 2011 to 24 of October 2011 to ensure appropriate implementation of services.