Decision details
Approval of contract for The Provision of an Ofsted Inspection Readiness Programme for domestic childcare providers
Decision Maker: Managing Director Children and Young People (DCS)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Permission is being sought to approve a 1 year
contract to deliver an Ofsted Inspection Readiness Programme for
domestic childcare providers (childminders) locally.
Invitation to Tender (ITT) was issued on the North West Portal
“The Chest” on 20 December 2021 with a return date of
the 7 January 2022.
A comprehensive selection process was undertaken by an evaluation
panel and a scoring moderation meeting was held on the 14 January
2022.
Decision:
RESOLVED - That:
To approve Option 1 to award the contract to the organisation
chosen during the comprehensive selection process.
Reasons for the decision:
Option 1 -
Approve the award of contract to the organisation chosen during the
selection process for the Ofsted Inspection Readiness
Programme.
This option poses limited risk to the Council as a formal ITT
process has been completed and quality of the submission agreed by
the evaluation panel. Any risks to delivery and implementation of
the programme will be identified and mitigation put in place.
Emerging risks will be managed through formal contract monitoring
processes. There is funding through the General Training
Budget.
Option 2 -
Not to award the contract to any organisation
This could pose a risk to the sufficiency for childcare in Oldham,
as not awarding the contract could lead to poor quality provision
for early years and potentially result in an increase of
childminder Ofsted judgements becoming less than good.
Alternative options considered:
Option 2.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Invitation to Tender (ITT) was issued on the
North West Portal “The Chest” on 20 December 2021 with
a return date of the 7 January 2022. ITT submissions were received
from 2 organisations.
A comprehensive selection process was undertaken by an evaluation
panel and a scoring moderation meeting was held on the 14 January
2022.
As part of the consultation the following was considered:
Procurement Implications, Legal Implications and Human Resources
Implications.
Contact: Paula Healey, Education Improvement Manager Email: paula.healey@oldham.gov.uk Email: paula.healey@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 14/02/2022
Date of decision: 18/01/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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