To approve the award of contracts.

Councillor Louise Miles presented for approval the report on the award of contracts for works, goods or services.

Resolved:

1.    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment in consultation with the Director for City Environment, to approve the award of a contract for a Fleet Management System when the evaluation process is complete.

2.    That the contract for Very Sheltered Housing Schemes be awarded to Advance Health Care UK Limited of Electrium Point, Forge Rd, Willenhall WV12 4HD for a duration of two years from 28 March 2020 for a total estimated contract value of £3.2 million.

3.    That an exemption from Compliance with Procedure Rules for a payment of £175,000 to the Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group who are leading on the interim commissioning of the Emotional and Wellbeing service to allow a full-service review to be finalised and a procurement exercise to be conducted be approved.  

4.    That authority be delegated to the Chief Legal Officer and Solicitor to the Council to execute contracts in respect of the above as required.

5.    That the exemptions to the Contract Procedure Rules approved by the Head of Procurement and Director of Finance from 1 to 31 December 2019 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be noted.