Issue - meetings

    Report by Executive Director Alistair Cunningham

Cllr Philip Whitehead, Cabinet Member for Finance, Procurement, ICT and Operational Assets, presented the report which provided information about planned procurements in the financial year 2019/20 and seeking authority for named Directors to award the resulting contracts.

Cllr Whitehead explained that the report identified the contracts within the Procurement Plan for the year 2019-20 that are mainly limited to contracts considered Key Decisions. They are also considered low risk operational re-procurements of existing works, services or supplies contracts but fall in to the Key Decision category because of their value.

The Cabinet heard from Cllr Ian Thorn, Chairman of the Financial Planning Task Group.  Cllr Thorn thanked the Director of Finance and Procurement for the recent briefing on the Procurement Plan and expressed support for the report.

Resolved: 

1.    To approve the planned contract awards for the financial year 2019-20 as detailed in appendix A to the report.

2.    To delegate authority for each contract to the alongside named Director to authorise officers to do all those things necessary to conduct a proper process, finalise the documentation, and execute the resulting contracts following consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, plus, Director of Legal Services and Director of Finance.

Reason for Decision:

The reason for this report is to inform Cabinet of the Procurement Plan for the financial year 2019/20 and by providing this consolidated information in advance. This approach for the procurements listed will support the wider objective of being an efficient and effective council.