At a meeting of Camden Council's cabinet, members approved a new all-age autism strategy, as well as procurement strategies for adult pathway services and local electric vehicle infrastructure. Councillor Richard Olszewski, Leader of the Council, and the cabinet also reviewed the treasury management annual outturn report.

Here's a breakdown of the key topics discussed:

Camden All-Age Autism Strategy 2025-2030

The cabinet approved Camden's All-Age Autism Strategy 2025-2030 and its implementation plan. The strategy, which aims to reduce barriers faced by the autistic community, was developed through co-production with autistic residents.

The strategy has seven themes:

• Information and advice
• Health, wellbeing and independence
• Active and supportive communities
• Flexible and integrated care and support
• Transition
• Workforce
• Access, inclusion and equity

The council consulted on the draft strategy in June 2025.

Procurement Strategy for Four Adult Pathway Services

The cabinet approved the procurement strategy for delivering supported living services in the Adult Pathway for homeless people. The Adult Pathway comprises 16 accommodation-based support services and two floating support services.

Four of the Adult Pathway contracts, which provide supported accommodation to 335 homeless adults across six sites, are due to expire. To ensure continued support, the council has agreed to a procurement strategy that includes:

• A price/quality split of 40/64
• Contract terms of 84 months
• An estimated value of £27,880,041

Authority to award the four contracts was delegated to the Executive Director Homes and Communities following consultation with Councillor Sagal Abdi-Wali, Cabinet Member for Better Homes.

Procurement Strategy for Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funded Lamp Column Electric Vehicle Charge Points

The cabinet approved a joint procurement strategy with Islington Council to commission between 700-1,200 lamp column electric vehicle charge points across both boroughs. The project is funded through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) scheme¹.

The strategy includes:

• Awarding one contract for Camden and one for Islington.
• A minimum of 1,100 lamp column charge points to be supplied, installed, maintained, operated and decommissioned (if necessary) by a charge point operator.
• A competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023².
• A total estimated aggregate value of £42.2m and a price/quality weighting of 32.5%/67.5%.
• A contract term of 15 years, commencing in July 2026, plus one optional extension of one year.

The capital costs of the project will be covered by a combination of LEVI funding (£1,212,250) and the charge point operator.

Further decisions, including the approval for the award of contract, were delegated to the Executive Director Investment, Place and Opportunity following consultation with Councillor Adam Harrison, Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden and Deputy Leader.