Purpose

The Cabinet Member:  

 

1.    
Authorised Peterborough City Council (PCC)
to be delegated the authority by Cambridgeshire
County Council (CCC) and for
PCC toact as the lead
authority in commissioning the Infant Feeding and Perinatal Mental Health Peer
Support Serviceacross Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, which
shall include the associated transfer of funding to PCC from 1
October 2023.  

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2.    
Authorised a Delegation and Partnering Agreement
between PCC and CCC to enablethefunction to be transferred
from CCC to PCC in respect
of this service. 

 

3.    
Authorised PCC to award the contract to the National Childbirth Trust for
the period of 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2025 (contract value £301,500.00
(PCC
£176,378 and
CCC£125,122))
with the optionto
extend for a further period of 12 months (estimated
£194,000between PCC
and CCC).