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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Paul Dennett, City Mayor,
accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board and in exercise
of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby
approve:
 

·     
that the Salford Healthy Child programme (SHCP) 0-19
service be procured in accordance with the Council’s Contract
Procedure Rules using the NHS Provider Selection Regime competitive
process, and
 

·     
that an exemption under the Council’s Contract
Procedure Rules be approved authorising the extension of the
existing  contract for Salford Healthy
Child Programme (SHCP) 0-19 Service with the Northern Care Alliance
for a period of 6-months to enable the procurement exercise
referenced in recommendation 1 (above) to be undertaken, as
detailed in the table below:
 

 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Salford Healthy Child Programme (SHCP)
0-19 service

 

Procurement Reference Number (DN and
CR, supplied by Procurement)

DN166732

 

Name of Successful
Contractor

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
(NCA)

 

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

1049226

 

Proclass Classification No.

(to be completed by
procurement)

310000

 

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Other

 

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by  Procurement)

Non-SME

 

Contract Value (£)

Initial contract value £5,351,238 per
annum

 

Contract Duration

36 months

 

Contract Start Date

01/04/2017

 

Contract End Date

31/03/2020

 

Optional Extension Period 1

24 months

Extension 1 Start Date

01/04/2020

Extension 1 End Date

31/03/2022

 

Further extension periods

01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023 – 12
months
01/04/2023 – 30/09/2024 – 18
months
01/10/2024 – 31/03/2026 – 18
months

 

Total contract spend

Maximum £49,519,686 over 9 years

 

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Procurement Board (extension >
£150k)

 

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Gillian McLauchlan 0161 793 3585

 

Lead Service Group

Public Health

 

Reason for CSO Exception: The goods / services /
works are only obtainable from one provider and there is no other
provider available to allow genuine competition

Tick if it applies ?

 

Reason for CSO Exception: The execution of works or
the supply of goods or services is controlled by a statutory
body

Tick if it applies ?

 

Reason for CSO Exception: Delivers Best Value to the
Council

Tick if it applies ?

 

Reason for CSO Exception: Special education, health
or social care contracts, if it is considered in the
Council’s best interests and to meet the
Council’s obligations under relevant legislation

Tick if it applies ?

 

Reason for CSO Exception: The execution of works or
the supply of goods and services is required so urgently as not to
permit compliance with the requirements of competition

Tick if it applies ?

 

Reason for CSO Exception: Security works where the
publication of documents or details in the tendering process could
prejudice the security of SCC and Salford residents

Tick if it applies ?

 

Reason for CSO Exception: Procurements made through,
or on behalf of, any consortium, local authority, statutory or
similar body, provided that tenders or quotations are invited and
contracts placed in accordance with national or EU
legislation.

Tick if it applies ?

 

Funding Source

Revenue Budget

 

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s
Employment Charter

Yes
 

 

EC: Committed to sign up to the
Mayor’s Employment Charter

N/A
 

 

EC: Committed to the principles outlined
in the Mayor’s Employment charter

Yes
 

 

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

Yes
 

 

EC: Committed to becoming Accredited
Living Wage Employer

N/A
 

 
The Reasons are:
·     
The 0–19 Healthy Child Programme is a
nationally mandated public health service.
·     
Market Engagement has indicated that there is a
market for this service at the revised annual value of £6.4m
and on the term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further
2 year.
·     
The current contractual agreement with NCA ends
31st March 2026; a six month extension is required to
allow safe mobilisation of a new contract.
·     
Without an extension, there would be a high risk of
no service provision, impacting statutory obligations and child
safeguarding.
 
Options considered and rejected
were:
·     
Direct award of a longer-term contract to NCA: ruled
out due to lack of clarity on provider’s long-term
position.
·     
Open procurement without extension: not feasible
within timeframe, risk of service gap.
 
Assessment of Risk: High: mandated statutory
service:
·     
Risk of no provider in place without short
extension.
·     
Mitigated by procurement timetable, extension
period, and open-book accounting with NCA.
 
The source of funding
is: Public Health
Grant.
 
Legal Advice obtained: Shared legal service, see
report.
 
Financial Advice obtained: see
report.
 
Procurement Advice obtained:
see report.
 
HR Advice obtained: see
report.
 
Climate Change Advice obtained:
N/A.
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·     
Procurement Board Report, (Part 2): Procurement of
the Salford Healthy Child Programme (SHCP) 0-19 Service), 22
September 2025.
 
Contact Officer: Gillian McLauchlan/ Samantha Mansfield
Telephone number: 0161 793
3585/ 0161 793 3511                           
 
·     
This decision is subject to consideration for
briefing purposes by the Lead Member for Adult Social Care and
Health and the Lead Member for Children’s and Young
People’s Services. The Lead Members are supportive of the
decision.
 
 

Signed:   Paul
Dennett        Dated:   22 September
2025.
           
      City
Mayor
 

For
Democratic Services use only:
 

·     
This decision was
published on 22 September
2025.

·     
This decision will
come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 29 September 2025 unless it is called-in in accordance with the
Decision Making Process Rules.