Decision details

Approval of the appointment of the Southwark Works Framework providers and initial call off contracts

That the Chief Executive;

1.  Approves the establishment of the Southwark Works Framework Agreement, for a period of four years commencing 1 July 2023 with an estimated total contract value of £5,814,809, and agrees to the appointment to the framework of the providers specified in Table 1, paragraph 12 of this report.

2.  Approves the individual Call-off Contracts from the Southwark Works Framework and their values as set out in Table 2 (paragraph 13) for an initial period of two years from 1 July 2023, with the option to extend for a further two years the total value of all the Call-off Contracts for the initial two year period (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025) is £2,907,404.

3.  Notes that no providers have been recommended a contract for lot 1a and that alternative plans are being developed for this target client group (young people with learning difficulties or disabilities), as set out in paragraph 15 of this report and approval for these plans will be sought via further Gateway reports in line with council Contract Standing Orders (CSOs).