Decision details

            RESOLVED that

(a)       the Council submits a tender bid to Essex County Council (ECC) for the provision of an adult day care service at the Leah Manning Centre (LMC) for a further three years (with a possibility to extend by a further year);

(b)       authority is delegated to the Chief Operating Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Youth and Community to approve the tender submission;

(c)        it is agreed that the decisions above are (i) reasonable in all the circumstances and (ii) should be treated as urgent for the reasons specified in paragraph 7 of the report.