Archived decisions

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Record of Executive Decision

Decision Maker:

Executive Member for Children & Families

Date of Decision:

12 March 2009

Decision Title:

Single tender for Specialist Child Adolescent Mental Health Services

Decision Reference:

556

Report From:

Director of Children's Services

Contact name:

Catriona Cleugh

Tel:

01962 876212

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary:

    The following decision was made:

    1.1. That the Executive Member for Children and Families give approval for the County Council, as a partner within the CAMHS Trust , to be given Single Tender Approval to contract for a transitional period of 1 year with the four current providers of specialist CAMHS in Hampshire, to support the work set out in Local Area Agreement and The Children and Young Peoples Plan

2) Reasons for the decision:

    2.1. To enable a thorough review of service to take place to establish best way forward with regards procurement

3) Other options considered and rejected:

    3.1 Do not commission a service until procurement process is complete

    Risk Assessment: There would be no service available to users throughout 2009

    3.2 Hampshire County Council provide this service `in house'

    Risk Assessment: The County Council does not have the capacity to deliver the service in house

4) Conflicts of Interest:

    4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision-Maker:

        a) None

    4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive members consulted:

        a) None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

    None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with urgently:

    None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

    .

Approved by:

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Date:

12 March 2009

Executive Member for Children and Families, Councillor Mrs Patricia Banks