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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member
for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement
Board, accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board and in
exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do
hereby approve:
 
·    
an exception to Contractual Standing Orders as
permitted within the City Council Constitution and award of the
Contract for Children and Young People Early Intervention and
Community Partnership Model for Little Hulton, as detailed in the
table below:
 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Children and Young People Early Intervention and
Community Partnership Model for Little Hulton

Procurement Reference Number (DN and
CR, supplied by Procurement)

CR number – S1867

Name of Successful
Contractor

AllChild

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

08991196

Proclass
Classification No.

(to be completed by
procurement)

401201

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Registered Charity

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by  Procurement)

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Contract Value (£)

£373,000 maximum total value

Total Contract Value including extensions
(£)

£373,000         Total
project

Contract Duration

36 months

Contract Start Date

01/09/2026

Contract End Date

31/08/2029

Optional Extension Period 1

12 months

Optional Extension Period 2

12 months

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Executive Director (extension <
£150k)

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Cathy Starbuck cathy.starbuck@salford.gov.uk
 
Katie Kelleher
katie.kelleher@salford.gov.uk

Lead Service Group

Children's Services

Reason for CSO Exception: The goods /
services / works are only obtainable from one provider and there is
no other provider available to allow genuine competition

Tick if it applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: The execution of works or
the supply of goods or services is controlled by a statutory
body

Tick if it applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: Delivers Best Value to the
Council

Tick if it applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: Special education, health
or social care contracts, if it is considered in the
Council’s best interests and to meet the
Council’s obligations under relevant legislation

Tick if it applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: The execution of works or
the supply of goods and services is required so urgently as not to
permit compliance with the requirements of competition

Tick if it applies ?

Reason for CSO Exception: Security works where the
publication of documents or details in the tendering process could
prejudice the security of SCC and Salford residents

Tick if it applies ?

 

 

 
The
reasons are:
An exception to Contractual
Standing Orders as permitted within the City Council Constitution
to approve the award of a contract for a Children and Young People
Early Intervention and Community Partnership Model for Little
Hulton is requested on the basis that:
·    
The Provider, AllChild
is uniquely positioned to deliver this pilot.
It is in
the Council’s best interests to make a direct award for the
following reasons:
·    
Philanthropic Leverage: AllChild is the only provider able to bring
substantial external investment (£1m+) to Salford,
significantly reducing the financial burden on the
Council.
·    
Model Uniqueness: AllChild’s approach is evidence-based,
co-designed with the local community, and tailored to
Salford’s context, with a proven track record in other
localities.
·    
Timeliness: A direct award enables rapid
mobilisation to address needs of children and young people in
Little Hulton, supporting early help and prevention
priorities.
·    
Market Assessment: No other provider has
demonstrated the capacity or funding to deliver this specific pilot
at the required scale and quality.
 
Options
considered and rejected were:
Not to award the contract for a
Children and Young People Early Intervention and Community
Partnership Model for Little Hulton.
 
Assessment of risk
If this contract is not
awarded, Salford loses the investment of external philanthropic
funding levered through the AllChild
model. This would reduce capacity to work with children and young
people in Little Hulton with needs impacting on school attendance,
and wellbeing.
 
The source of funding is:Children’s Revenue
Budget
 
Legal advice obtained:Yes – supplied by
Tony Hatton, Shared Legal Service
 
Financial advice obtained:Yes - supplied by Alex
Archer, Finance Team
 
Procurement advice obtained:Yes -
supplied by Michelle White, Corporate Procurement Team
 
HR advice obtained:N/A
 
Climate change implications obtained:N/A
 
Documents used
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·    
Report to Procurement Board 8 December 2025:
Approval for an Exception to Contractual Standing Orders to award a
contract for a Children and Young People Early Intervention and
Community Partnership Model for Little Hulton.
 
Contact
details
·    
Cathy Starbuck, Director Education and
Inclusion, cathy.starbuck@salford.gov.uk
·    
Katie Kelleher, Head of Service Early Help and
School Readiness, katie.kelleher@salford.gov.uk
 
·    
The Lead Member for Children and Young
People’s Services has been consulted and is supportive of the
proposed contract.
·    
This matter is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.
·    
The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the
decision is the Children’s Scrutiny Panel
 

Signed:   Cllr J
Youd     Dated: 8
December 2025.                                                       .
         
   Lead Member
 

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This decision was published on 9 December 2025
This decision will come in force at 4pm on 16 December 2025
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.