Decision

1.   
That the recommissioning of a Portage Service from Lincolnshire
special schools and academies within Lincolnshire SEND alliance
from 1 April 2024 for an initial period of three years with an
option to extend for up to two years to 31 March 2029, be approved;
and

 
2.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director of
Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive
Councillor for Children’s Services, Community Safety,
Procurement and Migration, to take all decisions necessary to
conduct the commissioning process up to and including the award and
entering into of an agreement to include determining the form of
the process and the nature of the arrangement entered into with the
schools.