Issue - decisions

(i)         that approval be given to the invite tenders for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service on the basis of those pre - tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.4 of the report from the Director of Children and Families;

(ii)        that officers evaluate the tenders referred to in paragraph (i) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.4 (vi) of the report from the Acting Director of Children and Families;

(iii)       that the intention to tender for a contract for a term of two years with the option for the Council to extend for an additional year be noted;

(iv)       that authority be delegated to award the contract for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service to the Acting Director of Children and Families in consultation with the Director of Legal and Procurement and Chief Finance Officer for the reasons detailed in paragraph of the report.