Agenda item

(a)  That commencement of procurement for the list of goods, works or services set out in Appendix A to the report be authorised;

(b)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Place and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport & The Local Environment and the Cabinet for Customer Services, Procurement and Performance to award contracts, to the best value bidder, for the Home to School Transport contracts indicated in Appendix A, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.

(c)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Strategy and Improvement following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Procurement & Performance to award contracts, to the best value bidder, for the Disaster Recovery for IT Systems, Backup Solution, Adults & Children’s Social Care Systems SaaS Migration , Mobile Telephony Contract contracts indicated in Appendix A, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.

(d)  That delegated authority be given to Executive Director of Housing and Property following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Financial Oversight & Council Assets to award the contract, to the best value bidder for the Cornwall House Fire Safety works, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.

A report was considered that sought authority from Cabinet to commence the procurement for contracts of an estimated value of over £180,000 (services) and £1 million (works), that were proposed to be let in the 2023/24 financial year.

Further reports would be brought to Cabinet with an updated procurement forward plan for any services or works to be procured for the remainder of the financial year or before the cabinet meeting in April 2024.  Lead Members were also asked to approve delegated authority to award a small number of contracts where tight timescales were involved.

The recommendations were agreed.

Resolved –

(a)  That commencement of procurement for the list of goods, works or services set out in Appendix A to the report be authorised;

(b)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Place and Communities, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport & The Local Environment and the Cabinet for Customer Services, Procurement and Performance to award contracts, to the best value bidder, for the Home to School Transport contracts indicated in Appendix A, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.

(c)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Strategy and Improvement following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Procurement & Performance to award contracts, to the best value bidder, for the Disaster Recovery for IT Systems, Backup Solution, Adults & Children’s Social Care Systems SaaS Migration , Mobile Telephony Contract contracts indicated in Appendix A, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.

(d)  That delegated authority be given to Executive Director of Housing and Property following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Financial Oversight & Council Assets to award the contract, to the best value bidder for the Cornwall House Fire Safety works, as requiring delegated authority to award contracts due to tight timescales involved.