Decision details

The Council defines a key decision, in terms of procurement activity, as those with a financial consequence of £500k or more. This report will provide notice of the planned / known procurement activities that Cabinet will need to make a key decision on for 2025-2026.

(a)    Cabinet agreed to begin each of the procurement procedures listed in Appendix 1 of the report of 25 March 2025.

(b)    That authority be delegated to the relevant Cabinet Member, in consultation with the relevant Executive Director to agree

a.      contract award (usually through a recommendation to award report)

b.      changes (within the broad parameters of the procurement briefing notes available on request) related to matters including (usually through a project initiation document and tender evaluation model):

                      i.        scope and contract description

                     ii.        term

                    iii.       value

                   iv.        route to market e.g. tender or grant

                     v.       contract consolidation

                   vi.        and any relevant matters related the Council transformation programme.

Reason for the decision

Cabinet was required to approve all key decisions with financial consequences of £500k or more. Therefore, it was good governance to provide Cabinet with a summary of all proposed procurements, that individually were estimated to be a total value of £500k or more, prior to procurement procedures formally commencing.