Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to the procurement and award of contracts.

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the Service Director, Corporate Commissioning and Procurement be authorised to invite or negotiate tenders or conduct other procurement processes (or to complete the relevant processes where they have already begun) in respect of the contracts listed in appendix 2 to the report and to award the relevant contracts to the tenderers submitting the most economically advantageous tenders (or otherwise proving successful in accordance with other procurement processes) in accordance with the Contract Procedure Rules.

(ii)

That an update report continues to be submitted to Cabinet twice per year.

(iii)

That it be noted the procurement activity set out in appendices 2 and 3 to the report will form the basis of the Council’s Procurement pipeline and will be published on the internet.

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

(A)

To enable the procurement of goods, works and services required for the efficient and effective delivery of services.

(B)

To enable Cabinet to be updated with progress and changes to the procurement forward plan.

(C)

To comply with the National Procurement Policy Statement.