The Director of Children and Families agreed to:
a) Grant authority to procure the Family Drug and Alcohol service (FDAC) utilising the negotiated procedure without publication of a notice with Barca-Leeds for the provision of the service from 6th April 2020.
b) Approve the award of a contract to Barca-Leeds for delivery of the FDAC service for the period 6th April 2020 to 5th April 2022 with the option to extend up to 24 months at a value of £960,010 for two years.
c) Grant approval to waive CPR 15.2 to change the tender evaluation quality threshold for the FDAC service procurement exercise to be based on 100% quality.