Purpose

The total value of these contracts will exceed
the £500,000 threshold for the duration of the contracted
period, therefore in line with Council’s governance, this
activity will need to be added to the Council’s forward
plan.

Supporting documents and approvals for Contract extension for South
London Maudsley Trust (SLAM) Parent and Infant Relationship Service
(PAIRS) to continue to deliver therapeutic parent and infant
relationships intervention programmes as part of the Start for Life
Services available below:

ODDR - Start for Life 2025-26 - February 2025 final.docx
CMDDR - SLAM PAIRS team - February 2025 FINAL.docx

Decision

To
note the spend of £96,125 between 1 April 2025 to 30 June
2025 to South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
to deliver Together Time to support parent infant relationship
development, support workforce development in this area and
providing reflective clinical supervision to early years
staff.

 

To approve a waiver under section 17.1 of the
Council’s Contract Standing Orders to extend the contract
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust currently hold to
deliver the Together Time programme, workforce development and
clinical supervision in Lambeth. The contract will run from
1 July 2025 to 31 March 2026 at a value of
£288,375. The current contract runs from January 2024 at a
value of £85,500 in 2023/24 and £384,500 in 2024/25
with a total value of £854,500 over the extended full
term.