Purpose

To request approval to waive Contract Standing
Orders to enable a direct award of a contract for the provision of
Street Outreach, Housing Advice and Resettlement Services for rough
sleepers.

Content

That the Cabinet Member for Housing,
Homelessness and Renters Security, having consulted with the
Leader:
 
i)            
Approves an exemption pursuant to Contract Standing Order 84 (a) of
the requirement to tender a contract for the provision of Street
Outreach, Housing Advice and Resettlement Services for rough
sleepers to permit a direct award for a period of 13 months from 1
April 2024 to 30 April 2025, in accordance with paragraph 12 of
Part 3 of the Constitution.