The reasons for urgency were agreed.

DECISION

1.    To approve option one (see paragraph 3.10 of the report)  which is the recommendation for a direct award, following publication of a VEAT (Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice) under Regulation 32, in respect of the upgrade of the CCTV graphical user interface (GUI) software.

2.    To note the specific risks relating to recommendation

3.    To authorise the Corporate Director Health Adults and Communities to enter into any and all appropriate contracts to give effect to recommendation 1.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY)

(Safer Neighbourhoods Team (K. Stanger)

The reasons for urgency set out below were agreed.

“This report was published after the statutory deadline for the 18 January Cabinet meeting. This item is first in the procurement critical path for the overall corporate CCTV Transformation Programme.

There is a need to fast-track a direct award given there is only one single-supplier, the overall tight delivery timescales being working to and the need to ensure there is no break in service provision in order to maintain continuity for all Council and partner services that utilise public space CCTV in Tower Hamlets.”

Councillor Sirajul Islam, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, introduced the report on proposed procurement to improve the Council’s CCTV systems. He highlighted that CCTV helped to make local people feel safe. A 1040 camera network was operated across the borough by the Council and this procurement would dramatically improve the quality of the cameras and infrastructure to future proof the service. The changes will also allow the Council to better share images with partners which will also help make the borough safer.

The Mayor welcomed the report and the improvements the procurement would bring. He also highlighted that in addition to its own network, the Council also worked closely with its partners and the CCTV networks that they owned. He proposed the recommendations as set out and these were agreed unanimously by the Members present and it was:

RESOLVED

1.    To approve option one (see paragraph 3.10 of the report)  which is the recommendation for a direct award, following publication of a VEAT (Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice) under Regulation 32, in respect of the upgrade of the CCTV graphical user interface (GUI) software.

2.    To note the specific risks relating to recommendation

3.    To authorise the Corporate Director Health Adults and Communities to enter into any and all appropriate contracts to give effect to recommendation 1.