Decision - Supported Accommodation for Young People Placements

This report sets our proposals for the recommissioning of a supported accommodation framework for young people who are either children in care or leaving care.

1)             Cabinet agrees to the:

(i)      procurement of an APL and the award of an Agreement to successful applicants to be admitted onto the Approved Provider List for the provision of supported accommodation for young people placements in the independent sector for an initial term of four (4) years commencing on 1 July 2025 with an option to extend for a period or periods of up to two (2) years; and 

(ii)    call off contracts and individual placement agreements under the APL Agreement outlined at 2.1(i) above,for an estimated value of up to £25.36m. 

2)             Cabinet agrees to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Families, Children & Learning to take all necessary steps to procure, award, implement and extend arrangements set out in recommendation 2.1.

3)             Cabinet agrees to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Families, Children & Learning to integrate the outcomes of the Equalities Impact Assessment into the arrangements set out in recommendation 2.1.