Agenda item

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

(b)  Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Adults services following consultation with the Lead Member for Adult Social Care, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities and the Section 151 Officer, to award small block contract arrangements for residential and nursing placements to the best value bidders, as indicated in Appendix A due to the need to award multiple short term contracts whilst a strategic commissioning review is undertaken.

The Lead Member for Finance, Council Assets, Procurement and Revenue & Benefits introduced a report that sought authority to commence the procurement for contracts of an estimated value of over £180,000 for services and £1m for works that were proposed to be let in the 2024/25 financial year.  Further reports would be brought to Cabinet during the year with any updates.

In response to questions raised about the process, the Cabinet was reminded that the planned procurements in the appendix were included in approved revenue budgets and relevant decisions on contract awards would come back to Cabinet.  Approving the procurement forward plan would enable the commencement of tendering to take place.  Lead Members agreed the importance of robust monitoring of procurement activity to ensure the Council was properly adhering to its policies and achieving value for money.

At the conclusion of the discussion the recommendations were agreed.

Resolved –

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

(b)  That delegated authority be given to the Executive Director of Adults services following consultation with the Lead Member for Adult Social Care, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities and the Section 151 Officer, to award small block contract arrangements for residential and nursing placements to the best value bidders, as indicated in Appendix A due to the need to award multiple short term contracts whilst a strategic commissioning review is undertaken.