Decision details

The Director of Children and Families agreed permission for LCC to procure a regional Adoption Peer Mentoring Scheme on behalf of One Adoption West Yorkshire, One Adoption North and Humber and One Adoption South Yorkshire via a competitive tender.

The contract(s) will commence 1 October 2021 for two years initially, with the option to extend for a further 12 + 12 months. The maximum annual value of the service is £114,790, therefore the total value for the initial 2 year term is £229,580, or £459,160 if all extensions are taken up. This is a significant operational decision.

The Director of Children Families also approved:
a) The receipt of income of £1,514 from One Adoption North and Humber and One Adoption South who will contribute an equal 1/3 share of the commissioning and contract management costs to LCC for this regional tender.

b) The waiver of contract procedure rule 15.2 and for the tender evaluation criteria to be based on 70% quality and 30% price rather than the standard approach of 60% quality and 40% price.