Consider the contract summary and identify those contracts about which specific reports are needed before Cabinet, prior to contract award by the appropriate Chief Officer for the service area and authorise the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area to award the contract or contracts.

DECISION

1.    To approve that all the contracts set out in Appendix 1 can go to tender.

2.    That the Corporate Director for the service has delegated power to award the contracts subject to consultation with the Mayor and the relevant lead member and a Head of Legal Services.

3.    To authorise a Head of Legal Services to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at recommendation 1 above.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES (C. HOLME)

(Senior Procurement Manager (Z. Ahmed)