Issue - decisions

(i)         that approval be given for an exemption from the usual requirement of Contract Standing Orders in accordance with paragraph 84(a) of Contract Standing Orders for the good operational reasons set out in section 3.1 – 3.2.9 of the report, to allow the award of a three-year contract to TCES from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2015 at the rates outlined in this report and agreed in principle with TCES;

(ii)        that the cost reduction in current ‘spot’ purchase rates for Brent young people already placed at NWLIS for the interim period March 2012 to August 2012 from when the 3 year contract will proceed be noted;

(iii)       that authority be delegated to the Director of Children and Families  to conclude negotiations with TCES and award the proposed 3 year block contract.