The Director of Adults and Health approved the
authorisation of the extension of the forthcoming advocacy
procurement to incorporate both Advocacy Support and Services
Contract and the IMCA Service.
The Commissioning Officer will liaise with Projects, Programmes and
Procurement Unit (PPPU) regarding the procurement exercise to
ensure the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Contracts
Procedure Rules (CPR) are adhered to. The decision will be
implemented from April 2018.
The Director of Adults and Health will use her delegated authority
to take commissioning decisions which will be a direct consequence
of this significant operational decision, for example approval of
the detailed specifications for procurement and subsequent contract
awards. This is subject to the decisions being in line with the key
principles and features as described in the report.