Decision Maker: Executive Director - Finance and Commercial
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The contract for Family Support Practice Ltd
was due to expire on 31.03.22. The recommendation was to award a
one-year contract to the incumbent supplier, Family Support
Practice Ltd, for the project management and development support
for Adult and Children’s and social care Case Management
Systems
The one-year contract was approved to ensure the Council would have
continued project management and development support for Adult and
Children’s and social care Case Management Systems beyond
31.03.2022
The Director approved the award of a one-year
contract to Family Support Practice Ltd for the project management
and development support for Adult and Children’s and social
care Case Management Systems from 01.04.22 –
31.03.23.
The only option available to the Council was
to award one-year contract to Family Support Practice Ltd for the
continued project management and development support for Adult and
Children’s and social care Case Management Systems
An exemption was requested to waive the process under the grounds
of Demonstrable Best Interest (clause 14.9b in the CPRs). Family
Support Practise Ltd have been involved with SBC and both the
Adults and Children’s services for over 10 years. The
institutional knowledge of Family Support Practise Ltd is
invaluable and vital in supporting both adults and children’s
to deliver their statutory services.
The knowledge embedded in Family Support Practise Ltd means there
would be an unacceptable to the service if the contract was not
renewed and will reduce the ability for children’ s and adult
social care to deliver statutory services. In our opinion, the risk
of failure to deliver statutory services out ways the benefits of
any potential cost reduction via competition.
Publication date: 27/01/2023
Date of decision: 25/03/2022