Issue - meetings
Procurement Strategy for Islington Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) services
Meeting: 13/10/2022 - Executive (Item 46)
46 Procurement Strategy for Islington Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) services PDF 369 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS
Reasons for the decision - This will allow
Islington to fulfil its obligations to provide advocacy provisions
under the Domestic Abuse Bill 2020
Other options considered – other options included joint
commissioning, a consortium model, or insourcing.
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none
Minutes:
RESOLVED:
(i) That the procurement strategy for Core and Targeted IDVA service, Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic women IDVA service, and Domestic Abuse Refuge service, be approved as outlined in this report.
(ii) That the award of the contract for Core and Targeted Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy (IDVA) service be delegated to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services following consultation with the Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families and the Executive Member for Community Safety.
(iii) That the award of the contract for Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic women IDVA service be delegated to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services following consultation with the Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families and the Executive Member for Community Safety.
(iv) That the award of the contract for Domestic Abuse Refuge service be delegated to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services following consultation with the Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families and the Executive Member for Community Safety.
Reasons for the decision - This will allow
Islington to fulfil its obligations to provide advocacy provisions
under the Domestic Abuse Bill 2020
Other options considered – other options included joint
commissioning, a consortium model, or insourcing.
Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none