Decision

Salford City Council – Record of Decision

I Paul Dennett, City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby approve:

·      the extension of Contract forFamily Key Worker Service detailed in the table below:

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Contract Reference

 (to be supplied by procurement)

S1026

Title/Description of Contracted Service/Supply/Project

Family Key Worker Service

Name of Contractor

Humankind

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by Procurement)

Registered Charity

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by CoProcurement)

SME

Value of Contract Extension (£)

£200,000 per annum

Total value of Awarded (including extension period)

£400,000 (to date)

Existing Contract Term

01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025

Extension Period

01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026

Contact Officer (Name & number)

Katie Kelleher, Head of Service, Early Help & School Readiness katie.kelleher@salford.gov.uk

Rebecca Bibby, Director Early Help and School Readiness rebecca.bibby@salford.gov.uk

Lead Service Group

Children's Services

Funding Source

External Funding Source (please identify below)

Helping Families (Children and Families Grant)

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s Employment Charter

Yes

EC: Committed to sign the Mayor’s Employment Charter

No

EC: Committed to the principles outlined in the Mayor’s Employment Charter

No

EC: Accredited Living Wage Employer

No

EC: Committed to becoming Accredited Living wage Employer

Yes

Provider pays real living wage but is not yet accredited.

The Reasons are:

A 12 month extension to the Family Keyworker service is requested in line with provision included in the original contract award.

Options considered and rejected were:

·      Insource service delivery to Salford City Council when the current contract ends on 31 March 2025.

·      Decommission the service when the current contract ends on 31 March 2025.

Commissioners have reviewed the options and associated benefits and risks for the Family Keyworker Service from April 2025. Based on this, the option recommended is:

·      Extend the current contract for 12 months at the current contract value of £200,000 funded through the Adult and Children’s pooled budget (Helping Families), aligned with Salford’s new Family Help model.

Assessment of Risk:

If the contract is not extended there may be reduced capacity to work with children, young people and their families who need ‘more help’ to enable them to thrive.

The source of funding is:

Children and Families Grant to the value of £200,000 per annum.

Legal Advice obtained: Yes – supplied by The Shared Legal Service (Darren Comerford)

Financial Advice obtained: Yes – supplied by Beth Mitchell, Senior Accountant, Children’s Services

Procurement Advice obtained: Yes - supplied by the Corporate Procurement Team (Carolyne Knott)

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable.

Climate Change Implications obtained: Not applicable.

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

·      ‘Report to Procurement Board for Approval to extend the Family Keyworker Service Contract for 12 months in line with provision included in  the original contract award’.

Contact Officer:

Katie Kelleher, Service Manager, Helping Families katie.kelleher@salford.gov.uk

Rebecca Bibby, Director Early Help and School Readiness rebecca.bibby@salford.gov.uk

This matter is also subject to consider by the Lead Member for Children and Young People’s Services. The Lead Member has been consulted and is supportive of the proposed contract.

The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the decision is the Children’s Services Scrutiny Committee.

Signed:   Paul Dennett        Dated:     27 January 2025.

                City Mayor

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE ONLY:

• This decision was published on 30 January 2025
• This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 6 February 2025 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.