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Delegated decisions linked to this meeting
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Proposed Development of New Build Care Homes – Older People
Recommendations Approved...to meet future needs and improve service provision, the Cabinet approved the construction of three new care homes for older people, appropriated land for two of them, and delegated authority for land acquisition, construction, procurement, legal agreements, and commissioning of care services.
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Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for 2025/26 and update on Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport
Recommendations Approved...authority is delegated to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Bus Transport, to finalise and approve the 2025/26 Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding allocation and delivery plan, submit it to the Department for Transport, and procure related bus service contracts through the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System.
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Unnamed decision
Recommendations Approved...to note the report on the Council's performance and risks during Quarter 3 of 2024/25, which included Council Strategy updates, an overview of performance, and performance and risk scorecards.
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Award of Call-off Contracts under Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) Single Provider Framework
Recommendations Approved...to award three call-off contracts under the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service framework for core support, health system support, and court/criminal justice system support, along with associated funding agreements and delegated authority for contract extension decisions.
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Schedule of Proposed Disposals
Recommendations Approved...to meet capital receipt targets, the Cabinet approved the proposed Schedule of Disposals, declaring specified sites surplus to requirements and delegating authority for their disposal.
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To consider and approve the updated Gloucestershire School Places Strategy (SPS) 2025 - 2030 and its Implementation Plan
Recommendations Approved...to approve the updated Gloucestershire School Places Strategy (SPS) 2025 - 2030 and its Implementation Plan, which will inform future school capital programme priorities.
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Continuation of the Homes for Ukraine host payment top-up including those hosting guests on the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme
Recommendations Approved...to allocate up to £1,767,560 from the Homes for Ukraine tariff grant to continue topping up host payments to £600 per month for all participating hosts from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028.
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Commissioning of short break activities for disabled children and young people.
Recommendations Approved...to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding, to conduct a competitive procurement process for a four-year multi-supplier Framework Agreement commencing 1st April 2027 for the provision of Short Breaks Activities to disabled children and young people across Gloucestershire, award the Framework Agreement to preferred tenderers, and procure and award Call-Off Contracts under the Framework Agreement, subject to financial restrictions and a separate key decision for contracts exceeding £500,000.
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Re-tender of contracts for Gloucestershire Adult and Young Carers Support
Recommendations Approved...to delegate authority to the Executive Directors of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing & Communities and Children's Services, in consultation with relevant Cabinet Members, to conduct a competitive procurement process for two lots regarding the provision of support for adult carers and children/young adult carers, awarding the contracts to preferred tenderers, and determining whether to extend the initial five-year contract term by up to two years.
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Establishment and construction of a new special school for children and young people (aged 4-16) with complex learning difficulties
Recommendations Approved...to establish a new 200-place special school for children aged 4-16 with complex learning difficulties, allocate land west of Alstone Croft in Cheltenham for its construction, allocate £20 million to the Children & Families Capital Programme for the school, and delegate authority for related consultancy and construction contracts.
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