To approve the award of contracts for works, goods and services

Councillor Louise Miles presented for approval the report on the award of contracts for works, goods and services. In doing so she drew to the meetings attention exemptions to the Contract Procedure Rules approved by the Head of Procurement and Director of Finance for the periods 1 to 31 March and 1 to 30 April; and an exemption from Contract Procedure Rules to award an interim contract for Emotional Wellbeing Service.

Resolved:

1.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services, to approve the award of contracts for Alternative Provision – Flexible Framework when the evaluation process is complete.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Director of Strategy, to approve the award of a contract for Information Technology Service Management Application when the evaluation process is complete.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Resources, in consultation with the Director of Strategy, to approve the award of a contract for Microsoft Enterprise Licences when the evaluation process is complete.

4.    That the exemption from Contract Procedure Rules to award the interim contract for Emotional Wellbeing Service to Base 25 for a duration of six months from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021 with a value of £272,000 be approved.

5.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Governance, in consultation with the Director of Governance, to approve the award of a contract for Elections Printing when the evaluation process is complete.

6.    That authority be delegated to the Head of Legal Services to execute the contracts in respect of the above as required.

7.    That the exemptions to the Contract Procedure Rules approved by the Head of Procurement and Director of Finance for the periods 1 March to 31 March 2020 and 1 April to 30 April 2020, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 to the report be noted.