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Salford City Council – Record of
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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:
 
·    
an exception to Contractual Standing Orders as
permitted within the City Council Constitution for the reason(s)
highlighted in the table below and the award of the Contract for
Interim Director of Transformation and Improvement, as detailed in
the table below:
 

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Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Interim Director Of Transformation and
Improvement

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

 

Name of Successful
Contractor

Tile Hill

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

10484468

Proclass
Classification No.

(to be completed by
procurement)

150000

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Private Limited Company

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by  Procurement)

SME

Contract Value (£)

£         
240,000 per annum

Total Contract Value including extensions
(£)

£         
360,000 Total project

Contract Duration

12 months

Contract Start Date

01/04/2026

Contract End Date

31/03/2027

Optional Extension Period 1

 6 months

Optional Extension Period 2

n/a

Who will approve each Extension
Period?

Executive Director (extension <
£150k)

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Elaina Quesada / Kate Story

Lead Service Group

Adult, Social Care & Health
Partnerships

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 ?

 
 
The reasons are:
The Director of Transformation
will focus on the work that has been identified through the recent
self-assessment work, underpinned by the recent CQC inspection they
will work in collaboration with the service itself, people who use
the services and wider stakeholders to support not only practice
transformation but deliver a target operating model that meets the
needs of the organisation
 
Options considered and rejected were:
Engage the individual on a
fixed term contract directly with the Council to undertake the work
or go out to recruitment for the role afresh. These have been
rejected due to the time pressures of the improvement journey, the
likelihood of suitable candidates requiring a period of notice
prior to starting in a fixed term role and the length of time that
it would take a new colleague to establish themselves in the role
would also negatively impact upon the Transformation and
Improvement journey within Adult Social Care.
 
Assessment of risk:
The absence of a lead
role in driving the transformation of Adult Social Care may expose
the Council to significant risks, including those improvements that
are linked to statutory provisions required to be delivered by us
an organisation. The pace and scale of change that is required will
be at risk of failing due to capacity of leaders in the Council
should this role not be sourced.
 
This work is of
critical importance to not only the Council but also to the people
that we support and the residents we serve. 
 
The source of funding is:
The annual
expenditure up to end of March 2027 will be funded from Council
reserves. Once approved by Council.
 
Legal advice obtained:
The transformation of
Adult Social Care through Project Unify requires the Council to
resume delivery of statutory ASC functions previously provided
under external arrangements. As services return in?house, the
Council must ensure continued compliance with its statutory duties
under the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, supported by
clear governance and accountability.
 
Subject to compliance
with the Council’s governance, employment and procurement
requirements for the role, there are no legal barriers to
progressing the proposal.
 
Financial advice obtained:
The annual expenditure up to
end of March 2027 will be managed through the additional one-off
reserve ask reflected within the 2026/27 budget for approval at
Council on 25th February 2026.
 
Further detail will be required
for financial year 2027/28 to understand if the Transformation and
Improvement role will be part of the permanent Adults and Health
partnership leadership team.
 
Procurement advice obtained:
Contractual Standing Orders
states that where there is a suitable framework, this must be used
unless there is an auditable reason not to do so.
 
There are several public
frameworks for the procurement of specialist professional services
put in place by large public sector organisations such as YPO, ESPO
and Crown Commercial Services.
 
Following approval at
Procurement Board the procurement team will assist the lead
commissioner in establishing the most appropriate framework for
this particular project.
 
HR advice obtained:
This role is time critical to
be able to deliver on the transformation and improvements required
in Adult Social Care.  By engaging the
candidate in this manner the organisation can secure expertise in
the specialist area of ASC with all the legislative understanding
to deliver sustainable and lasting change in the
directorate.
 
The role needs to be considered
when developing the new Target Operating Model for ASC and should
it be required permanently then, once appropriate governance has
been followed, recruitment should be undertaken to seek a permanent
member of ASC Leadership Team through traditional recruitment
routes ensuring long term value for money.
 
Climate change implications obtained: N/A
 
Contact details
Contact Officer: Kate Story 
       
Telephone number: 07591 352 464
 
Please delete from the bullets
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.