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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member
for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement
Board, accept the recommendation of the Procurement Board and in
exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do
hereby:
 
·    
approve the extension of Contract for Interim
Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health Partnerships
(DASS), as detailed in the table below:
 

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Contract Reference

 (to be
supplied by procurement)

Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Extension of Interim Executive Director of Adult
Social Care and Health Partnership (DASS)

Name of Contractor

Tile Hill

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Public Limited Company

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

SME

Value of Contract Extension
(£)

Up to £ 43,700           

Total value of Awarded (including
extension period)

£ 173,040 (estimated to May 26)

Existing Contract Term

01/10/2025 to 31/03/2026

Extension Period

01/04/2026 to 31/05/2026

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Stephen Young and Kate Story

Lead Service Group

Adults, Social Care & Health
Partnerships

How was the contract procured?

Call-off by Direct Award

Framework Details

To be identified following approval.

Funding Source

Choose an item.

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s
Employment Charter

No

EC: Committed to sign the Mayor’s
Employment Charter

No

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

Yes

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

No

EC: Committed to becoming Accredited
Living wage Employer

No

 
 
The reasons are:
To provide sickness
cover for a statutory role within the Council.
 
Options considered and rejected were:
There are no options that were
considered due to the statutory nature of the role.
 
Assessment of risk:
Failure to cover a period of
sickness exposes the Council to significant risk as it may lead to
a breach of our statutory duties and the requirement to fulfil core
adult social care functions.
 
Without appropriate cover, the
council may be unable to assess local needs, ensure delivery of
essential care and support services, or meet required standards,
heightening risks around prevention, early intervention and
safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect.
 
The absence of leadership could
also impact governance and partnership working across health,
police, providers and voluntary sectors and exposes the authority
to potential legal challenge and reputational damage.
 
The source of funding is:
The extension will be funded
from Council reserves. Once approved by Council.
 
Legal advice obtained:
Failure to maintain a statutory
post holder would expose the Council to legal non?compliance,
potential judicial review challenges, and increased scrutiny from
regulators such as CQC if it is judged that there is insufficient
leadership oversight.
 
Financial advice obtained:
The current year spend
has been included with the forecast Council financial position. The
extension up to end of May 2026 will be managed through the
additional one-off reserve ask reflected within the 2026/27 budget
for approval at Council on 25th February
2026.
 
Procurement advice obtained:
The original contract for the
Interim Exec Director of Adult Social Care and Health Partnerships
with Tile Hill was awarded through a direct award from the LGRP
framework which is a public framework established by YPO and the
London Borough of Waltham Forest.
 
That framework expired in
November 2025, and the next iteration of the framework is due to
go-live in March 2026.  There are a
number of other frameworks available to use, and the extension of
this contract could be facilitated by either an extension to the
original contract or making an award via another public procurement
framework.
 
Following approval at
Procurement Board the procurement team will assist the commissioner
in establishing the best route to extend the contract.
 
HR advice obtained:
This role is a statutory role which cannot
be left vacant without risk or potential challenge.  This is a further extension of the current interim
arrangements are required to support a period of absence and a
phased return.  Arrangements need to be
extended to support with continuity of leadership during this
period of transformation within Adult Social Care.
 
Climate change implications obtained: N/A
 
Contact details
Contact Officer: Kate
Story         
Telephone number: 07591 352
464
 
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below any which are not relevant:
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The Lead Member has been consulted and is supportive
of the proposed contract.
 

Signed:     Cllr J
Youd        Dated:    23 February
2026.
         
    Lead Member
 

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This decision was published on 24
February 2026.
This decision will come in force
at 4pm on 3 March 2026 unless it
is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process
Rules.