Purpose

Providing a service to support young people
NEET are a vital component and support mechanism to ensure the full
discharge of the Council’s statutory duty to support full
participation. The report will provide Children, Young People and
Education Committee with a proposed approach to securing the
service required through a joint procurement process led by Halton
Council. The recommendation to the committee will be to provide
delegated authority to the Director of Children, Young People and
Education to enter a partnership service delivery contract with
Halton Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, and an
approved service provider, at the end of the procurement
process.

Decision

Resolved (9:1:1) – That the Director of Children, Families
and Education be authorised to:

 
1.
  Commence a
procurement process for delivery of a service to support and assist
young people not in employment, education and / or training to
positively participate and access employment or further learning on
the basis a contract for 3 years with options to extend for a
further 12-month period.

 
2.
  Award the
contract based on the most advantageous tender.