Purpose

Approval of the appointment of
the Southwark Works Framework providers and initial call off
contracts

Decision

That the Chief
Executive;
 
1. 
Approves the establishment of the Southwark Works
Framework Agreement, for a period of four years commencing 1 July
2023 with an estimated total contract value of £5,814,809,
and agrees to the appointment to the framework of the providers
specified in Table 1, paragraph 12 of this report.
 
2. 
Approves the individual Call-off
Contracts from the Southwark Works Framework and their values as
set out in Table 2 (paragraph 13) for an initial period of two
years from 1 July 2023, with the option to extend for a further two
years the total value of all the Call-off Contracts for the initial
two year period (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025) is
£2,907,404.
 
3. 
Notes that no providers have been recommended a
contract for lot 1a and that alternative plans are being developed
for this target client group (young people with learning
difficulties or disabilities), as set out in paragraph 15 of this
report and approval for these plans will be sought via further
Gateway reports in line with council Contract Standing Orders
(CSOs).