Decision details

Permission to extend and vary the existing Post 16 SEN contracts with non-maintained learning institutions for 2017/18

Reference: D44589

Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The decision to award, extend and vary these contracts falls under the exempt contracts clause 1.2 of Contract Procedure Rules as it is not possible to award these contracts on a competition basis. This is a key decision because of the value of the contracts being over £250k per annum.

Decision:

The Director of Children & Families approved the:

 

1.  Extension of existing contracts with Independent Specialist Providers (ISPs) for the remaining three x 12 month extension periods, taking these contracts to 31st August 2020; and

 

2.  Variation of existing contracts with both ISPs and mainstream providers to ensure they continue to be fit for purpose.

 

 

As the agreements are concluded exclusively between public authorities, by virtue of Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contracts Regulation (PCR) 2015 the arrangements fall outside the scope of Part 2 of the PCR and are not procurements for the purposes of the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules (CPR) by virtue of CPR 1.5.2 1 The Agreements ensure that the Local Authority complies with its obligations under the Children & Families Act 2014.

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

None

Consultees

None

Contact: Kasim Mahmood, Children's Service Contract Officer 0113 3785417 Email: Kasmin.Mahmood@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 05/07/2017

Date of decision: 13/07/2017

Effective from: 21/07/2017

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