Decision details
Contract for the provision of Therapeutic Support to Adopters and Adoptees
Decision Maker: Corporate Director Children and Young People's Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval for the procurement of a new
contract for the provision of Therapeutic support to Adopters and
Adoptees to commence 1 April 2022
Decision:
That the Authority carry out an Open
Procurement process under the Light-Touch Regime for the
re-tendering of the Approved Providers List for Therapeutic
Services. The estimated contract value will be in the region of
£25million over a proposed 5-year duration.
Reasons for the decision:
The Approved Providers List for Therapeutic
Services provides authorities across the Yorkshire and Humber
region with a compliant route to commission therapeutic providers
to support eligible adoptive and special guardianship order
families who may be at risk of placement breakdown or at crisis
point. Any commissioned therapeutic work is wholly funded by the
Adoption Support Fund, which was put in place by Government. The
Approved providers list is administrated and contract managed by
North Yorkshire County Councils Procurement and Contract Management
service on behalf of the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Publication date: 19/07/2021
Date of decision: 14/07/2021
Effective from: 24/07/2021
Accompanying Documents:
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