Purpose

This report presents the contracts being procured during quarter
one. The report also sets out the Contracts Forward Plan at
appendix 2 to this report.

The report asks for confirmation that all contracts can proceed to
contract award after tender.

Content

The Mayor announced that he noted and agreed the following
urgency reasons for this report:
 
This item missed the statutory
publication deadline due to several ongoing and complex
clarifications needed on 2 of the appendices within the report.
These are now resolved and the amendments made within the appended
documents.
 
The report lists 5 items for either
contract extension or a new procurement and these are all very
tightly time bound, any delay past Cabinet will result in delays in
getting to market which may result in services being delayed or
stopped this in turn may lead to significant financial and
reputational damage arising from services being
delayed/stopped.
 
DECISION
 
1.   
Authorise the appropriate Corporate Director in consultation with
the Mayor to award those contracts set out in Appendix 1 following
an appropriate procurement exercise, subject to amending R6021
Housing and Benefits IT System – Hosting, Support and
Maintenance Agreement to insist on a minimum 10% overall contract
value weighting for social value.
 
2.   
Authorise the Director Legal Services (Monitoring Officer), to
execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards
of contracts.
 
Action by
CORPORATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES (J.
LORRAINE)
Head of Procurement (A. Grant)