Decision details

The Education and Skills Alternative Delivery Model project was established to identify and assess possible alternative delivery models for the Education & Skills Delivery unit.  This was initially presented to the Children, Education, Libraries and Safeguarding Committee on 12^th January 2015, where it was then referred to and approved by a meeting of Full Council on 20^th January 2015.  The report and attached outline business case identified the need to procure specialist advisors, including commercial advisors, and included an estimate of approximately £275k for the cost of the commercial advisors.

Following a competitive tender exercise, a preferred bidder has been identified and the purpose of this report is to confirm the appointment of the preferred bidder to undertake the work.

This report seeks approval:

1.    To appoint iMPOWER to provide financial and commercial consultancy support to the Education and Skills Alternative Delivery Model at the quoted rates and in accordance with agreed work packages.