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Cllr Stephen Davies, Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early

Years sought Cabinet approval for (a) the re-purposing of a Council owned property at 48 London Road (currently used to provide Youth Support services under the council’s Youth Support Services contract) by converting it into a 5 bedroomed Children’s Residential Home and 3 staying close flats as part of the delivery of the Council’s Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart 2022-2026; and (b) to seek delegated authority to procure building works for the purpose carrying out such conversion works and (c) to procure day-today delivery of accommodation and support services, with 24/7 staffing, to support the young people who will be living in this property.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1) Approve the repurposing of the Council owned property at 48 London Road (currently used to provide Youth Support services under the council’s Youth Support contract) by converting it into a 5 bedroomed Regulated children and young people’s home and 3 staying close flats for children in care and care experienced young people;

2) Approve the allocation of £182k from GCC capital funding to meet a proportion of the £1.073m refurbishment cost of the proposed remodelling works at the 48 London Road property;

3) Approve the spending of £891k of DfE capital funding to meet the remaining proportion of the £1.073m refurbishment cost of the proposed remodelling works at 48 London Road property;

4) Delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Asset Management and Property Services in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Change to:

a) Conduct a competitive procurement process under the council’s Major Project Framework Agreement (or its successor) in respect of a call-off contract for the supply of such remodelling works.

b) Award such contract to the preferred tenderer.

5) Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years to:

a) Conduct an engagement exercise with providers in the Children’s Accommodation and Support Services market with a view to identifying the most appropriate procurement strategy to deliver the day-to-day delivery of accommodation and support services, with 24/7 staffing, to support the young people who will be living at the 48 London Road property.

b) Conduct a competitive procurement process, informed by the findings from such market engagement exercise, in respect of a contract for the day-to-day supply of accommodation and support services, with 24/7 staffing, to support the young people who will be living at the 48 London Road property; which will be leased to the supplier. Such contract shall continue for an initial period of 5 years and include options to extend its term for a further period of 2 years.

c) Award such contract to the preferred tenderer.

d) Determine whether to exercise the option to extend the term of such contract(s) for a further period of 2 years on the expiry of the initial 5 year term

7.1       Cllr Stephen Davies, Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early

Years sought Cabinet approval for (a) the re-purposing of a Council owned property at 48 London Road (currently used to provide Youth Support services under the council’s Youth Support Services contract) by converting it into a 5 bedroomed Children’s Residential Home and 3 staying close flats as part of the delivery of the Council’s Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart 2022-2026; and (b) to seek delegated authority to procure building works for the purpose carrying out such conversion works and (c) to procure day-today delivery of accommodation and support services, with 24/7 staffing, to support the young people who will be living in this property.

7.2       The Gloucestershire Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart had been approved by Cabinet in January 2023. To support the delivery of the Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart, it was proposed to re-purpose a Council owned property at 48 London Road to provide a 5 bedroomed Residential Home and 3 staying close flats.

7.3       It was noted that £891,000 of DfE funds had been secured for transforming 48 London Road. (The total refurbishment cost was £1.073m)

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1) Approve the repurposing of the Council owned property at 48 London Road (currently used to provide Youth Support services under the council’s Youth Support contract) by converting it into a 5 bedroomed Regulated children and young people’s home and 3 staying close flats for children in care and care experienced young people;

2) Approve the allocation of £182k from GCC capital funding to meet a proportion of the £1.073m refurbishment cost of the proposed remodelling works at the 48 London Road property;

3) Approve the spending of £891k of DfE capital funding to meet the remaining proportion of the £1.073m refurbishment cost of the proposed remodelling works at 48 London Road property;

4) Delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Asset Management and Property Services in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Change to:

a) Conduct a competitive procurement process under the council’s Major Project Framework Agreement (or its successor) in respect of a call-off contract for the supply of such remodelling works.

b) Award such contract to the preferred tenderer.

5) Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years to:

a) Conduct an engagement exercise with providers in the Children’s Accommodation and Support Services market with a view to identifying the most appropriate procurement strategy to deliver the day-to-day delivery of accommodation and support services, with 24/7 staffing, to support the young people who will be living at the 48 London Road property.

b) Conduct a competitive procurement process, informed by the findings from such market engagement exercise, in respect of a contract for the day-to-day supply of accommodation and support services, with 24/7 staffing, to support the young people who will be living at the 48 London Road property; which will  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7