Decision details

CONTRACT AWARD - DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIM SUPPORT, RECOVERY AND PREVENTION SERVICES (E3)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Further to minute 29 on the tender process for two separate services for victims of domestic abuse, Carole Burgoyne (Director for People) submitted a private report on the evaluation process for the tenders received.

 

Cabinet Members asked the Chief Executive to raise with officers the wording used in relation to ‘a priority service area’ in the financial section of the report.

 

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

 

As set out in the report.

 

Agreed that contracts are awarded as indicated in the written report for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further three years in annual increments (authority for any contract extension to be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Social Care) for -

 

(1)

Service A to support people assessed as being at a ‘higher risk of serious harm’ including a volunteer co-ordinator;

 

(2)

 Service B (a new provision) to focus on supporting people who had been assessed as being at a ‘lower risk of serious harm’ to prevent escalation of their needs and to create initiatives to raise awareness of domestic abuse amongst agencies and the public. 

 

Publication date: 09/08/2013

Date of decision: 06/08/2013

Decided at meeting: 06/08/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/08/2013

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