Issue - decisions

1.    That the re-commissioning of an ALD Service, via a Public to Public Collaboration Agreement under Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 be approved.  Lincolnshire special schools and academies within the Lincolnshire SEND Alliance will be asked to put forward an expression of interest (EOI) to provide the service.  The agreement would commence from 1 September 2022 for three years initially, with an option to extend for up to two years to 31 August 2027.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Executive Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Children’s Services, Community Safety and Procurement, to take all decisions necessary to conduct the EOI process up to and including the award and entering into of the agreement.