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.