The Director of Children’s Services agreed to award contracts to providers listed in appendix 1 under the exempt contracts clause of Contract Procedure Rules in order to meet the Local Authorities obligations under the Children & Families Act 2014. The contract shall commence on the 1st September 2016. The mainstream providers contract will expire on 31st August 2017 with the option to extend for a further three periods of 12 months.
The Director of Children’s Services approved the award of a contract to new providers, not listed in appendix 1, in exceptional circumstances where the individual students needs cannot be met by any of the providers listed in appendix 1.