Issue details
Commissioned Placement Sufficiency Plan 2022/23 – Award of Peninsula fostering contract
Plymouth City Council has a statutory duty to
provide sufficient local placements of good quality for children
and young people in the care of the local authority. These
placements are sourced from a range of providers, including Ofsted
registered independent fostering agencies.
This decision relates to the outcome of a sub-regional tender for
foster placements from independent agencies, led by Devon County
Council’s procurement team, on behalf of Plymouth City
Council, Somerset County Council and Torbay Council.
The report will describe the process used and recommend the
successful providers for contract award.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/09/2022
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - View reasons
Open/Exempt: Open;
Decision due: 24 November 2022 by Director of Children's Services
Comment: Jane Anstis, deputising for Sharon Muldoon
Lead member: Cabinet
Lead director: Director of Children's Services
Department: Childrens Services
Contact: Emma Crowther, Service Director for Integrated Commissioning Email: emma.crowther@plymouth.gov.uk Tel: 01752 304009.
Making Representations: Please contact sharon.muldoon@plymouth.gov.uk if you would like to make representations. Any non-confidential document(s) may be obtained from the officer contact by email or from Plymouth City Council, Council House, Plymouth, PL1 2AA.
Information to be considered by the decision makers: Decision Cover Sheet Contract Award Report Part 1 Contract Award Report Part 2 EIA Any other relevant documents
Is this decision due to be taken in private? (Yes/No): No