[To agree the acceptance of the award and extension of Council’s contracts as required by the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.]
Minutes:
Cllr Johnson outlined the recommendations for the panel.
Resolved with the amended recommendation 10:
1. Award of a contract for provision of Black Country Broadband Business Support to Winning Moves Limited of Wolverhampton; the Chief Legal Officer to execute the contract.
2. Award of a contract for highways fencing, guardrail and labour including lot one - Maintenance of Fencing and Guardrails on Highways and lot two - Provision of Highways Labour and Plant toHilton Main Construction of Bloxwich, West Midlands.
3. Extend existing contract arrangements for the affordable warmth programme and continue with service delivery short term via a direct supply contract with DGS to provide a proven value for money service until a competitive exercise has been completed. The Chief Legal Officer to execute the contract.
4. Approve a variation to reduce the existing housing related floating support service contract with Heantun Housing Association and delegate authority to the Head of Procurement supported by the Assistant Director for Finance to reduce the service provided by approximately 30% in line with revised demand.
5. Approve a variation to reduce the existing housing related support service for older people with Heantun Housing Association and delegate authority to the Head of Procurement supported by the Assistant Director for Financeto approve the reduction.
6. Extend existing contract arrangements for floating support for housing Omari and Navjeevann services with Heantun Housing Association and delegate authority to the Head of Procurement supported by the Assistant Director for Finance to vary the contract for a period of up to 12 months to ensure that social care assessments can be carried out and appropriate actions taken.
7.
Delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for
Children and Families in consultation with
the Strategic Director Community to
participate in a framework arrangement for the provision of
Children’s Residential Care for a period of three
years.
8. Approve a two-year transitional contract for accommodation based service for people with mental health needs with Heantun Housing Association to support the remaining tenants at Blakely Green to achieve and maintain their independence so that they can remain within their accommodation or move on into independent accommodation.
9. Delegate authority to waive the contract procedure rules to the Head of Procurement supported by the Assistant Director for Finance in the purchasing of specialist assessment services for one year. These assessments can only be undertaken by registered Best Interest Assessors and DoLs accredited doctors.
10.To approve in principle to delegate authority to temporarily waive the contract procedure rules to the Director of Public Health supported by the Head of Procurement and the Assistant Director for Finance for the procurement of sexual health services, medicines and devices and water fluoridation to enable continued service provision, on the condition that a report is brought to Cabinet (Resources) Panel on the issue and the timescale of the waiving is agreed at the next panel meeting.
11. Delegate authority to waive the contract procedure rules to the Cabinet Member for City Services in consultation with the Strategic Director for Delivery to approve the award of contracts, once the evaluation process has been completed, for:
a) The short term hire of a wheel loaded shovel for seven months, with a full repairs and maintenance contract.
b) The purchase of a new vehicle only with a five year repairs and maintenance contract with the option to extend the repairs and maintenance contract for a further two years and the Chief Legal Officer to execute the contracts.