Decision details
Residential and Independent Fostering Agency Provision for Children Looked After Approved Provider Panel Agreement
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
1. Approve the award contracts for admittance to the Approved Provider Panel Agreement for the 2 Lots;
· Lot 1 – Residential Child Care Provision;
· Lot 2 – Independent Fostering Agency Provision
To the providers as detailed in the Part B report on this report, for a contract term of three years, with an option to extend for up to a further 5 years, in periods of 2+2+1 at a maximum overall agreement value of £700,000,000 for the whole of the SLCP member boroughs, of which Croydon’s maximum agreement spend will be £90 million based on a projected annual budget of approximately £11.2 million per annum.
2. To note that the names of the successful providers will be released once the decision has been implemented.
Reasons for the decision:
As set out in the Part A report
Alternative options considered:
As set out in the Part A report
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None
Publication date: 04/05/2020
Date of decision: 23/04/2020
Effective from: 05/05/2020
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