Agenda item

Councillor S.Jones re-affirmed his interest and withdrew from the meeting for this item.

Decisions:

1.           That a commissioning exercise be commenced for the appointment of providers for the following services and values:

·        Coping with Loss

·        Domestic Abuse

·        Emotional Health and Wellbeing

·        Home Support

·        Maintaining Healthy Relationships

·        Support for Children and Young People with a Disability/Additional Learning Need.

·        Support for Families Affected by Disability

2.           That the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (or his nominated representative) be granted delegated authority to agree the final specifications for services that are required to meet the requirements of the Welsh Government Families First Programme Guidance.

3.           That the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (or his nominated representative) be granted delegated authority to accept the most advantageous tenders identified as part of the tendering programme identified in Recommendation 1, following a quality/cost evaluation of all tenders.

4.           That the Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (or his nominated representative be granted delegated authority to enter into a contract and any other associated documentation with providers to fulfil the requirements of the Welsh Government Families First Programme Guidance.

5.           The Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (or his nominated representative) be designated to be the Representative of this Council for the purposes of the proposed Contract and to carry out on behalf of the Council all the delegated powers of such a Representative.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure that commissioning activities can be undertaken to secure appropriate support services are in place for children, young people and families in the Neath Port Talbot area.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period, which ends at 9.00am on Monday 1^st August 2022.