Officer decision to procure services through a Modified Open Framework (value under £500K), the “Access to Resources Framework”

August 29, 2024 Executive Director of Children's Services (Officer) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to award framework agreements to preferred suppliers for Independent Specialist Assessments & Testing, Therapeutic Services, and Support to Families under the Access to Resources Framework and to procure call-off contracts from those selected suppliers.

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Purpose

Pursuant to an Authorisation from: Cabinet
decision (Implementing a Modified Dynamic Purchasing System (MDPS)
for Professional Services in Children’s Social Care on 10th
November 2021).

Following the conclusion of a competitive procurement process for
the Access to Resources Framework, this paper sets out the 2024-25
Round 3 of applications. Having consulted with the Cabinet Member
Cllr Stephen Davies (Cabinet Member for Children’s
Safeguarding and Early Years) in accordance with the Cabinet
decision 10th November 2021:

DECISION:

To award a Framework Agreement to the following 2024-25 Round 3
preferred suppliers in the following lots:

Lot 1: Independent Specialist Assessments & Testing

Lot 2: Therapeutic Services

Lot 3: Support to Families

2. To procure and award Call-Off contracts to those successful
Round 3 Framework Suppliers who are selected to provide the
professional services under the framework during the mini
competitive processes.

(A total of 15 providers have been added to the framework, please
see appendix 3 for list of providers, services and lots. The total
number of providers now stands at 51).

Decision

Following the conclusion of a competitive
procurement process for the Access to Resources Framework, this
paper sets out the 2024-25 Round 3 of applications. Having
consulted with the Cabinet Member Cllr Stephen Davies (Cabinet
Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years) in
accordance with the Cabinet decision 10th November 2021: 
 
DECISION: 
 

To award a Framework Agreement to
the following 2024-25 Round 3 preferred suppliers in the following
lots: 

 
Lot 1: Independent Specialist Assessments
& Testing 
 
Lot 2: Therapeutic Services  
 
Lot 3: Support to Families  
 
2. To procure and award Call-Off contracts to
those successful      Round 3 Framework
Suppliers who are selected to provide the professional services
under the framework during the mini competitive
processes. 
 
(A total of 15 providers have been added to
the framework, please see appendix 3 for list of providers,
services and lots. The total number of providers now stands at
51).  
 

Supporting Documents

For Publication - Executive-Decisions-Taken-by-Officers A2R 2023-24 Application Round 3 - Copy.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date29 Aug 2024