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Forward Plan Ref: 2020/143

Contact: Emily Schofield, Localities and Partnership Team Lead Tel: 07881 311707

Report by Head of Strategy (CMDLC04).

The report identifies the need for an extension to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Infrastructure contract which is due to expire in March 2021.

The role the sector plays in supporting thriving communities across Oxfordshire is vital, and it is key that Oxfordshire County Council continue to work effectively in partnership with the VCS. A key part of this is through the contract which is in place to ensure the VCS are supported and social action is promoted and developed, and whilst work is underway with partners to co-produce an improved solution which better meets the needs of the sector, this will not be in place before the current infrastructure expires. 

The Cabinet Member for Local Communities is RECOMMENDED to approve this exemption from the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.