Purpose

To make arrangements for the Executive
Director Children Services to be granted delegated authority to
take decisions about the Holiday Activity and Food
Programme.

Decision

To delegate authority to theExecutive Director Children
Services in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years
andin place of the Assistant Director Integrated Children and Families
Commissioningin respect of the Cabinet
Decision set out in the Appendix (‘the
Cabinet Decision’) to: 
 
1 Conduct mini-competition processes under the council’s HAF
Modified Framework Agreement in respect
of:  
 
(a) As many Call-Off
Contracts as may be required
for the purpose of procuring the delivery of the HAF
programme described in Recommendation 1 of
the Cabinet Decision during the periods of
the spring, summer, and winter school holidays in 2023 and then to
award such Call-Off Contracts to the preferred
tenderers.  
 
(b) As many Call-Off
Contracts as may be required, subject to receipt by council of the
HAF 2024-2025 Funding described in Recommendation 2
of the Cabinet Decision, for
the purpose of procuring the delivery of the HAF programme
described in Recommendation 2.1 of the
Cabinet Decision during the periods of the
spring, summer, and
winter school holidays in 2024 and then to award such Call-Off
Contracts to the preferred
tenderers.  
 
If the value of any
single proposed Call-Off Contract under Recommendations 3.1(a) or
3.1(b) of the Cabinet Decision
exceeds £500,000, a separate Cabinet decision
shall be sought to authorise the procurement of such Call-Off
Contract to fund the provision of the HAF support in line with DFE
Requirements