Purpose

1. To seek approval to spend up to £3.5
million in the next four years for the cost of sales in Blaise
Plant Nursery. Note, this is not additional expenditure, any
purchases will be for resale and income generation and no spend
will be guaranteed.
2. To seek approval to carry out the appropriate compliant
procurement route, as guided by procurement following a round of
soft market testing.
3. To seek approval to award the contract for the supplies of goods
sold for the plant Nursery, in line with the compliant procurement
route.

Content

That the Policy Committee for Public Health
and Communities:

1.     
Authorised the spend of up to £4M over the next four years
for Blaise Plant Nursery supplies to allow the service to resale
the supplies and be self-sustaining.

2.     
Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the Chair of the Public Health and Communities
Policy Committee to pursue an appropriate and compliant route to
market for Blaise Plant Nursery supplies to accommodate a spend of
up to £4M over four years.

3.     
Authorised the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration to
invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in
the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope
outlined in this report.