Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Strategy.

(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.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Capital Strategy presented a report on the procurement forward plan and procurement activity within the 2025-26 programme, which was likely to exceed the £500k key decision threshold. Cabinet approval was sought to start the proposed procurement as set out in the appendix to the report.

It was proposed by Cllr S Clifford seconded by Cllr J Andrews.

Decision

(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.