To approve a three month direct award of a contract for accommodation based support service for young people for the period to 31^st January 2021.  The contract is due to end on 31^st October 2020 and an unavoidable delay has resulted a request for a direct award to extend to 31^st January 2021.  Once approved a waiver will be requested.

It was proposed that procurement would commence for a new housing related support service for young people in June 2020, with mobilisation aligning with the completion of building works and the end of the existing supported accommodation for young people contract on 31^st October 2020, it was planned that the new service would commence on 1 November 2020.