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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
 

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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.