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Decision:
Having considered an officer report, the full text of the confidential Business
Plan, a referral from the Children & Young People Select Committee and a
presentation by the Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor
Paul Maslin, the Mayor agreed that:
(1) the plan to run a ‘mutuals only’ tender process under Regulation 77 of
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the services be approved;
(2) the current Lewisham youth services team bid for this contract and, if
successful in the process, would form a charitable community benefit society
as its legal structure; and
(3) the outline timelines and resource requirements as set out be noted.
Minutes:
In introducing the report Councillor Maslin recognised that the proposals
advanced a new model of service delivery run by former Council staff on a not
for profit basis. He acknowledged the Business Plan held a certain degree of
risk especially with regard to future funding and that the process would be
evolutionary.
The Executive Director for Children & Young People’s reported the proposals
had been the subject of pre decision scrutiny by the relevant Select
Committee and that their concerns had been addressed in the report laid
before the Mayor.
The Chief Executive added that the proposals were novel but represented an
avenue from which the organisation could learn and could become an
important option across the entire organisation, if done properly.
Having considered an officer report, the full text of the confidential Business
Plan, a referral from the Children & Young People Select Committee and a
presentation by the Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor
Paul Maslin, the Mayor for the reasons set out in the report:
RESOLVED that:
(1) the plan to run a ‘mutuals only’ tender process under Regulation 77 of
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the services be approved;
(2) the current Lewisham youth services team bid for this contract and, if
successful in the process, would form a charitable community benefit society
as its legal structure; and
(3) the outline timelines and resource requirements as set out be noted.