The Director of Children and Families gave approval to enter into a cooperation agreement to Leeds Community Healthcare Trust (LCHT) under the Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for provision of clinical psychology & speech and language therapy input into the Therapeutic Social Work Team (TSWT). The total maximum value of the agreement is £579,926
The cooperation agreement shall commence on the 1st June 2020. There are two elements to the contract:
a) Element 1 - LCHT will recruit permanent posts (psychology & SaLT) and the agreement will be for 3 years to expire on the 31st May 2023. The value of this element is £445,552.
b) Element 2 - LCHT will recruit to a temporary post (psychology) for 12 months to expire initially on 31st May 2021. This element will be reviewed each year with the aim of extending for a further 2 x 12 months; subject to funding being available. The value of this element is £134,374 for the full 3 years. The value for the first year is £44,320.