The Deputy Director, Safeguarding, Specialist
& Targeted Services agreed to approve the waiver of CPR's 8.1
& 8.2 in order to enter into a new contract with the Community
Accord organisation to deliver services on behalf of LCC,
Children's Services. It is proposed that the contract awarded for
the period running from 01.09.14 up to 31.03.15, with an option to
extend the contract for a further 3 months should this be required,
without recourse to competition.
It is further proposed that during the period up to 31.03.15, a
formal competitive commissionnig process is undertaken to
facilitate the identification of a new service provider from
01.04.15, at the earliest, and by 01.07.15 at the latest (should
the formal process be delayed for any reason).