Decision Maker:

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: October 2, 2025

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Content: Salford City Council – Record of Decision   I Councillor J Cammell, Lead Member for Children and Young People, accept the recommendation that the Family Keyworker Service will not be recommissioned when the current contract ends on 31 March 2026, as detailed in the table below: Detail required Answers Title/Description of Contracted Service/Supply/Project Family Keyworker Service Procurement Reference numbers (DN and CR number supplied by Procurement) S1026 Name of Successful Contractor Waythrough Supplier Registration Number (to be supplied by Procurement Charity number: 515755 Proclass Classification No. (to be completed by procurement) 321000 + 321100 Type of organisation (to be supplied by Procurement) Registered Charity Status of Organisation (to be supplied by Procurement) SME Contract Value (£) £200,000   per annum Total contract value £ (including extensions) £400,000  total project value Contract Duration 24 months Contract Start Date 01/04/2024 Contract End Date 31/03/2026 Optional Extension Period 1 months Optional Extension Period 2 months Who will approve each Extension Period? Choose an item Contact Officer (Name & number)         Lead Service Group Children's Services How the contract was procured? (to be supplied by procurement) ITT Framework Details (where applicable) (procurement body, framework reference & title, start/ end date   Funding Source External Funding Source (please identify below)   Helping Families (Children and Families Grant) Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s Employment Charter Yes   EC: Committed to sign The Mayor’s Employment Charter N/A     EC: Committed to the principles outlined in the Mayor’s Employment charter N/A   EC: Accredited Living Wage Employer No   EC: Committed to becoming Accredited Living wage Employer Yes ?                                                                 The Reasons are: In response to the national Supporting Families programme concluding in March 2025, the Family Keyworker Service is not recommissioned following the expiry of the current contract on 31 March 2026.  With the Supporting Families programme ending nationally, the rationale for maintaining a separate commissioned service is no longer sustainable.   Options considered and rejected were: ·      Retender contract for a minimum of 12-months ·      at current value.   Commissioners have reviewed options and associated benefits and risks for the Family Keyworker Service from April 2026.   Based on this, the recommendation is: ·      that the Family Keyworker Service will not be recommissioned when the current contract ends on 31 March 2026.   Assessment of Risk: Low TUPE is unlikely to apply in this scenario, on the basis that there is no transfer of activities (‘activities’ in this sense including supported families)  to a new provider, rather, the activities continue as they were, just without the commissioned element  (i.e. the additional cohort of the current Provider supported families).     Aligns with financial constraints. The LA Early Help Service is able to meet the delivery expectations within the Family Keyworker Service contract, providing integrated, coordinated help for families – including those from protected groups – without reduction in access.   The source of funding is: Children and Families Grant to the value of £200,000 per annum.   Legal Advice obtained: Yes – supplied by Lauren Armstrong, Solicitor, Legal & Democratic Services.   Financial Advice obtained: Yes – supplied by Natalie Mannion, Finance Manager.   Procurement Advice obtained: Yes – supplied by Tom Pyne, Procurement Category Manager.   HR Advice obtained: N/A.   Climate Change Implications obtained: N/A.   The following documents have been used to assist the decision process: ·      Part 1 LMB Report Family Keyworker Service Contract 2 October 2025.   Contact Officer: Katie Kelleher, Head of Service Early Help and School Readiness, Children’s Services           Telephone number: 0161 793 2361.   This matter is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.   The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the decision is the Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel.           Signed:    Cllr J Cammell    Dated:   2 October 2025.       Lead Member for Children’s and Young People’s Services.   FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE ONLY:   *           This decision was published on 2nd October 2025 *           This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. On 9th October 2025 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.