Decision details

To receive an update to the report to Cabinet in April 2023 on the procurement for contracts with an estimated value of over £180,000 for services and £1 million for works.  The report includes additional contracts to those in the April report and those where there have been significant changes.

(a)  Authorise commencement of procurement for the list of goods, works or services set out in Appendix A;

(b)  Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Strategy and Improvement following consultation with the Lead Member for Public Protection, Customer Service, IT and Young Futures to the award contract, to the best value bidder, for the Mobile Telephony and Cloud Hosting of IT Systems Contracts as indicated in Appendix A, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.

(c)  Delegate authority to the Executive Director of People (Children) following consultation with the Lead Member for Education, Children's Services, Lifelong Skills and Governance to direct award the contract for the Education Management System as indicated in Appendix A, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.