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DECISION
 

1.    
Considers the contract summary at Appendix 1, in the report
submitted and identify those contracts about which specific reports
– relating to contract award – should be brought before
Cabinet prior to contract award by the appropriate Corporate
Director for the service area.
 

2.    
Authorises the appropriate Corporate Director in consultation
with the Mayor to award those contracts set out in Appendix 1 of
the report submitted and not identified in accordance with
recommendation 1, following an appropriate procurement
exercise.
 

3.    
Authorises the Director Legal Services (Monitoring Officer),
to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the
awards of contract referred to at recommendation 2, subject to an
appropriate award decision being achieved in accordance with
recommendations 1 and 2 above. 

Reasons for the decision

The
Council’s Procurement Procedures require submission of a
quarterly forward plan of contracts for Cabinet consideration, and
it is a requirement of the Constitution that “The contracting
strategy and/or award of any contract for goods or services with an
estimated value exceeding £1m, and any contract for capital
works with an estimated value exceeding £5m shall be approved
by the Cabinet in accordance with the Procurement Procedures as
amended by the General Purposes Committee held on 05 October 2021.
This report fulfils these requirements for contracts to be let
during and after quarter one of the current financial
Year.

Alternative options considered

Bringing a
consolidated report on contracting activity is considered the most
efficient way of meeting the requirement in the Constitution,
whilst providing full visibility of contracting activity; therefore
no alternative proposals are being
made