The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions.
RESOLVED: To
1. Approve the award of contract for school places for pupils with SEND as recommended by the Contracts and Commissioning Board, to The Beckmead Trust for a contract term of five (5) years at a maximum contract value of £25,756,000;
2. Approve the award of contracts for school places for pupils with SEND as recommended by the Contracts and Commissioning Board, to the sixteen (16) Enhanced Learning Provisions (ELPs) listed in this report, for a contract term of five (5) years at a maximum contract value of £10,335,000; and
3. Note that the Director of Commissioning and Procurement has approved a waiver in order to direct award the contracts in accordance with Regulation 18a of the Council’s Tenders and Contracts Regulations.