Decision details

Re-commission Young Carers (up to 19 years) Support Service

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Children and Young People's Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To award the contract to a new provider 1st April 2025 following the competitive tender exercise.

 

Decision:

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

6th December 2025

Title:

Re-commission Young Carers (up to 19 years) Support Service’

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Strategic Director of Children & Young People Services

Nicola Curley

 

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

 

Sub-scheme of delegation, Strategic Director of Children and Young People Services is authorised in accordance with the Officer Delegation Scheme to carry out functions on behalf of Council and the Executive. 

 

Decision:

To award the contract for the Young Carers (up to 19 years) Support Service reference 24-003 to Family Action from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2028 with the option to extend the contract for a further 24 months (in total)

 

Details of the contract will be made available on the Council’s contracts register and Contracts Finder.

 

Reasons for the Decision:

The result of a competitive procurement Procedure as agreed in CYPS DLT via the DLT Briefing Report Dated 17th July 2024 – Young Carers Update

 

The procurement was undertaken as an Open Tender Exercise which was conducted in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and the Council’s Financial Procurement Procedure Rules.  The successful supplier after evaluation was Family Action.

 

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

 

Reports or parts of reports considered

 

 

I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to ….

 

award the contract for the Young Carers (up to 19 years) Support Service reference 24-003 to “Family Action” from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2028 with the option to extend the contract for a further 24 months (in total)

 

 

Signed by the Decision Maker

 

Dated:          03.12.24

 

Name:          Nicola Curley                    

Job Title:    Strategic Director for Children and Young People Services

 

 

 

 

Publication date: 24/12/2024

Date of decision: 06/12/2024

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