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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member
for Finance, Support Services and Industrial Relations and chairman
of the Procurement Board in
exercise of the powers contained within the Council
Constitution do hereby approve:
 
·     
an Exception to Contractual Standing Orders to award
a contract for a High Harm, High Risk Domestic Abuse Perpetrator
Intervention Service, as detailed in the table below:
 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

High Harm High Risk Domestic Abuse Perpetrator
Intervention Service

Name of Successful
Contractor

Salford Foundation (Safe in Salford
Service)

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

2472369

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

Registered Charity

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

Non-SME

Contract Value (£)

£168,581.00 - full project

Contract Duration

17 months

Contract Start Date

01/11/2023

Contract End Date

31/03/2025

Optional Extension Period 1

12 months

Optional Extension Period 2

N/A

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Procurement Board (extension >
£150k)

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Karen Smith, Senior Commissioning Officer, 07977
196237

Lead Service Group

People 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 x

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

Reason
for CSO Exception: Procurements made through, or on behalf of, any
consortium, local authority, statutory or similar body, provided
that tenders or quotations are invited and contracts placed in
accordance with national or EU legislation.

Tick if it applies

Funding Source

Grant

Ethical
Contractor (EC): Mayor’s Employment Charter

x
 

EC: Committed to sign up to the Charter

x

EC: Accredited Living Wage Employer

x

 
The reasons
are:
Salford City Council has been awarded grant funding by Greater
Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to develop a high risk, high
harm perpetrator intervention service following the ending of the
GMCA commissioned DRIVE project which was delivered by Talk Listen
Change (TLC) until 31.10.2023. DRIVE operated in Salford and GMCA
have provided funding to localities to develop an offer post DRIVE
and to develop a local MATAC model which GMP have successful rolled
out in Wigan.
 
The
model will be delivered through SCC current integrated
commissioning arrangements with Salford Foundation who deliver the
Safe in Salford (SiS) Domestic Abuse
service in partnership with; Talk, Listen, Change (TLC) and
Trafford Domestic Abuse Service (TDAS). The new model delivered
through the SiS Partnership will
provide a full risk offering for perpetrators of domestic abuse
with victim oversight and risk management.
 
There is no financial cost to SCC. Grant funding from GMCA has
been confirmed and would allow investment to Salford Foundation to
subcontract the delivery of the model to TLC with support from TDAS
to ensure a robust transition from DRIVE to a new model building on
existing levels of engagement across partners.
 
Options
considered and rejected were:
Not to pursue the opportunities
offered via GMCA for grant funding to continue work with high-risk
perpetrators in Salford. This was rejected given the level of need
and the progress made locally through Drive programme.
 
To
commission a single organisation to deliver the service:
This was rejected due to the
integrated commissioning approach taken in Salford whereby Safe in
Salford is commissioned to provide a service for victims and
perpetrators and given the relatively short period of funding
available.
 
Assessment of risk:
There is no financial risk to
SCC as funding is provided by GMCA through a grant and the provider
is contributing a small shortfall.
 
Decision:
Procurement Board has approved
the award of a contract by exception to the Contractual Standing
Orders as permitted by the City Council Constitution to Salford
Foundation for the Safe in Salford service to provide a High Harm,
High Risk Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Intervention Service. The
total cost of the service until 31/3/2025 is £168,581. The
period of award is 1.11.2023 to 31.3.2025.
 
A contract variation will be
put in place to record this contract award to ensure the continued
governance arrangements for the commissioning of a domestic abuse
service which supports victims and perpetrators. 
 
Financial advice obtained from Ian Johnson, Senior Accountant.
The temporary increase
to the contract of £168,581 will be funded by contributions
of £157,500 from GMCA and £11,081 from Talk, Listen,
Change.
 
Procurement advice obtained from Christine Flisk, Procurement
Manager.
The recommendation is to
approve the modification of the Domestic abuse contract which
commenced 1 April 2022 and runs until 31 March 2027 to include the
requirements outlined within the report. The Domestic abuse
contract was procured compliantly in line with PCR regulations and
the Council CSOs.  The additional
services outlined within the above report is in line with the
original scope of activity delivered through the contract and does
not exceed 50% of the contract value.  A
modification to the contract for additional funding would be
permissible under PCR regulation 72.
 
HR advice obtained: N/A.
 
Climate change implications:
N/A.
 
Documents used.
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·        
Report of the Executive Director, Children’
Services to Procurement Board on 11 December 2023, Approval for an Exception to
Contractual Standing Orders to award a contract for a High Harm,
High Risk Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Intervention
service.
 
Contact details by
Microsoft teams or karen.smith@salford.gov.uk
Contact Officer: Karen
Smith, Senior Commissioning Manager
Telephone number: 07977
196237
 
·     
The Lead Member has been consulted and is supportive
of the proposed contract.
·     
This matter is not subject to consideration by any
another Lead Member.
·     
The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the
decision is the Children’s Scrutiny Panel.
 

Signed:    Cllr J
Youd          Dated:   11 December
2023.
           
   Lead Member
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE
ONLY
 
*          
This decision was published on
12 December 2023
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This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 19 December 2023
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision-Making
Process Rules.