Purpose

To extend 7 contracts and 2
grants to existing commissioned providers delivering youth club
activities for a further ten months, up to 31 January 2025. The
current arrangements are due to end on the 31st March 2024. The
commissioned offer includes five youth clubs, two youth hubs, water
sports and outdoor education provision and London Youth
Games.
 
These extensions will allow the
new statutory guidance for authorities, published in November 2023,
to be incorporated into the new recommissioned services from
February 2025. The extensions will also provide greater opportunity
to continue to develop the new arrangements through consultation
and co production with key stakeholders.

Decision

The
Executive Director for Children’s Services
AGREED to:

 

1.   
Approve a waiver from the
requirements of the Council’s Contract Regulations, following
endorsement of this from the Council’s Commercial Assurance
Panel.

 
2.   
That having approved the waiver, approve the direct
award of 4 contracts for the provision of out of school learning
services for a period of 12 months, up to 31 March 2025 for a total
annual value of £133,806, as follows:

       

Provider

Proposed
Extension Period

Contract Spend to Date

Value (12 months)
Exempt from VAT

Rugby
Portobello Trust (P3)

1st April 2024—31st March 2025

£36,360

               
£9,635

Clement
James Centre

1st April
2024—31st March 2025

£127,260

£31,815

Westway
Trust –
Travellers
Site Homework Club

1st April
2024—31st March 2025
 

£64,000

£16,000
 

Westway
Trust – Supplementary School Network Partnership

1st April
2024—31st March 2025
 

£305,424

£76,356
 

Total

£133,806