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Venue: Civic Suite, Lewisham Town Hall, London SE6 4RU

Contact: Kevin Flaherty 0208 3149327 

Items
No. Item

17.

Declaration of Interests pdf icon PDF 208 KB

Decision:

None.

Minutes:

None were made.

18.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on January 11 2017 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record.

19.

Response to comments of the Safer Stronger Communities SC on Main Grants Programme pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Having considered an open officer report, and a presentation from the Cabinet

Member for the Third Sector, Councillor Joan Millbank, Mayor and Cabinet

(Contracts) agreed the response prepared by the Executive Director for

Community Services be approved and reported to the Safer Stronger

Communities Select Committee.

Minutes:

Having considered an open officer report, and a presentation from the Cabinet

Member for the Third Sector, Councillor Joan Millbank, Mayor and Cabinet

(Contracts)

 

RESOLVED that the response prepared by the Executive Director for

Community Services be approved and reported to the Safer Stronger

Communities Select Committee.

20.

Matters Raised by Scrutiny and other Constitutional Bodies pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Decision:

None.

Minutes:

None were raised.

21.

Exclusion of Press and Public pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Decision:

Approved.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972,

the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of

business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt

information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act,

as amended by the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to

Information) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2006 and the public

interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in

disclosing the information:-

 

6.         Community Equipment Services

 

7.         Specialist Short Breaks Contract Award

22.

Specialist Short Breaks Contract Award

Decision:

Having considered a confidential officer report, Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts)

agreed that:

 

(1) the award of contract to Ravensbourne Project be approved to provide

overnight, holiday and weekend Short Breaks to children and young people

with complex SEND for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 1

year at a stated annual cost commencing on 30th June 2017, subject to them

achieving Ofsted Registration.

 

(2) the award of contract to Young People Relate be approved to provide

mentoring/ outreach to children and young people with complex SEND, for a

period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 1 year at a stated

annualcost of £45,000 per annum commencing on 1st April 2017.

 

(3) the extension of the contracts with Ravensbourne Project and Action for

Children be approved to continue to deliver holiday and weekend services

and residential services from the 1st April to 30th June 2017.

Minutes:

Having considered a confidential officer report, Mayor and Cabinet

(Contracts), for the reasons set out in the report:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) the award of contract to Ravensbourne Project be approved to provide

overnight, holiday and weekend Short Breaks to children and young people

with complex SEND for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 1

year at a stated annual cost commencing on 30th June 2017, subject to them

achieving Ofsted Registration.

 

(2) the award of contract to Young People Relate be approved to provide

mentoring/ outreach to children and young people with complex SEND, for a

period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 1 year at a stated

annualcost of £45,000 per annum commencing on 1st April 2017.

 

(3) the extension of the contracts with Ravensbourne Project and Action for

Children be approved to continue to deliver holiday and weekend services

and residential services from the 1st April to 30th June 2017.

23.

Community Equipment Services

Decision:

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation from the

Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing & Older People, Councillor Chris Best,

Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) agreed that:

 

(1) LB Lewisham remains part of the Pan-London Consortium for community

equipment from 1 April 2017 until March 2021 at a stated annual cost;

 

(2) the use of the Framework Agreement set up by Hammersmith and Fulham

Council which commences on 1st April 2017 be approved for a period of 4

years with an option to extend for 1 (plus 1) (maximum 2) years;

 

(3) a call-off contract be awarded to Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd for a

period of 4 years from 1 April 2017 at a stated annual approximate cost with

the option for a further 1 (plus 1) (maximum 2) years extension.

Minutes:

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation from the

Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing & Older People, Councillor Chris Best,

Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts), for the reasons set out in the report:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) LB Lewisham remains part of the Pan-London Consortium for community

equipment from 1 April 2017 until March 2021 at a stated annual cost;

 

(2) the use of the Framework Agreement set up by Hammersmith and Fulham

Council which commences on 1st April 2017 be approved for a period of 4

years with an option to extend for 1 (plus 1) (maximum 2) years;

 

(3) a call-off contract be awarded to Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd for a

period of 4 years from 1 April 2017 at a stated annual approximate cost with

the option for a further 1 (plus 1) (maximum 2) years extension.

 

The meeting closed at 5.59pm.