Decision details
Croydon Best Start
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:
RESOLVED: To
1. Approve the re-design of the Best Start Children’s Centres into a 3 Hubs and 8 Spokes locality model to provide greater efficiency and co-ordination of service delivery within a reduced budget. This recommendation has been informed by public consultation.
2. Note that the Director of Commissioning and Procurement as Chair of the Contracts & Commissioning Board has approved the Procurement Strategy contained in this report and a number of waivers in accordance with Regulations 19.2 of the Council’s Contracts and Tender Regulations. The Procurement Strategy will potentially result in Contract awards for a maximum value of £1,431,533, of which for Lot 1, Child Development and School Readiness services is £1,162,533 and for Lot 2, Parent Aspirations and Parenting Skills services is £269,000. Contracts will be for a term of 2 years and 4 months.
Report author: Debbie Jones
Publication date: 03/08/2021
Date of decision: 26/07/2021
Decided at meeting: 26/07/2021 - Cabinet
Effective from: 04/08/2021
Accompanying Documents:
- Croydon Best Start PDF 786 KB
- Appendix A - 1 Narrative PDF 554 KB
- Appenidx A - 2 Consultation Report PDF 2 MB
- Appenidx A - 3 Survey PDF 462 KB
- Appenidx A - 4 Consultation Letter PDF 213 KB
- Appenidx A - 5 Communications PDF 1 MB
- Appenidx A - 6 Map of Childrens Centre 2020 PDF 424 KB
- Appenidx A - 7 Proposed PDF 426 KB
- Appenidx A - 8 How the Bespoke Model was Deigned PDF 685 KB
- Appenidx A - 9 Other Options Considered PDF 268 KB
- Appenidx A - 10 Outreach Services PDF 279 KB
- Appenidx A - 11 Access to Services PDF 322 KB
- Appenidx B - Presentation to the BME Forum PDF 819 KB
- Appenidx C - Equalities Impact PDF 650 KB
- Best Start presentation PDF 1 MB