RESOLVED to:
Approve the undertaking of a procurement exercise to procure a block contract for children’s residential placements for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 2 years, up to a maximum contract period of 7 years and for a maximum contract value of £4.5 million per year, thus totalling a maximum contract value of £31.5 million over the 7-year term.