Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of proposals to create a traded service for the delivery of children’s traded services. The report gave details of six potential models and recommended that the services be provided by a Local Authority Trading Company, Medway Commercial Group Ltd (MCG), from 1 August 2017.

The report stated that the following services were included in the scope of the proposed transfer:

·         Schools Services including:

·                School contracts (catering, cleaning and waste);

·                Free school meal eligibility.

·         Governance Services;

·         Teacher Recruitment.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the proposals, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report. This had identified there would be minimal or no impact on users. 

An exempt appendix set out the outline business case, options appraisal and detailed business case.

Reasons:

Transferring services to Medway Commercial Group Ltd represents the most time and cost effective solution that would allow Medway Council to benefit financially in the short, medium and long term.

Current services traded with schools have a consistent track record and desktop market analysis demonstrates that there is a considerable, as yet, untapped market for services.