Decision details
Commissioning of contractor to produce Opportunity Area early years and mental health thematic evaluation report.
Decision Maker: Director of Education, Skills & Early Years
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
A decision is sought to request approval for a
contract to be directly award to:
1. Better Communication CIC to carry out research and evaluation to
produce thematic Early Years report.
2. Centre for Applied Education Research (CAER) to carry out
research and evaluation to produce thematic Mental Health
report.
Decision:
RESOLVED - That:
Permission is given to directly award a contract to:
1. Better Communication CIC to carry out research and evaluation to
produce thematic Early Years report.
2. Centre for Applied Education Research (CAER) to carry out
research and evaluation to produce thematic Mental Health
report
Reasons for the decision:
Option 1 - Approve an exemption under rule
21.3 (i) of the Contract Procedure Rules and directly award a
contract to:
1. Better Communication CIC to carry out research and evaluation to
produce thematic Early Years report.
2. Centre for Applied Education Research (CAER) to carry out
research and evaluation to produce thematic Mental Health
report.
This is the recommended option as it will enable us to deliver the
product in line with OA best practice and in line with the
partnership board’s approval.
Option 2 - Put out a tender for the evaluation commission. The
duration of this process would result in Oldham OA missing the
publication deadline for the evaluation report, likely by a number
of months.
Alternative options considered:
Option 2
Other reasons / organisations consulted
In consultation with Oldham Opportunity
Partnership Board
Contact: Sally Robson, Programme Director, Opportunity Area Team Oldham Email: sally.robson@oldham.gov.uk Email: sally.robson@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 13/09/2022
Date of decision: 08/09/2022
Effective from: 21/09/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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