DECISION

1.    Note the contract summary at Appendix 1 to the report.

2.    Authorise the appropriate Corporate Director in consultation with the Mayor to award those contracts set out in Appendix 1 to the report, following an appropriate procurement exercise.

3.    Authorise the Director Legal Services (Monitoring Officer), to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts, subject to an appropriate award decision being achieved.

4.    Note the procurement forward plan 2023-2028 schedule detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.

Action by: CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (JULIE LORRAINE)

(Interim Director of Finance, Procurement and Audit (John Harrison)

(Head of Procurement (Jignesh Parmar)

Councillor Saied Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Cost of Living introduced the report that set out a forward plan of supply and service contracts over £1m in value, or capital works contracts over £5m. Jignesh Parmar, (Head of Procurement) provided further detail. 

Further to questions from the Mayor on ref P5343, Parking Management System, Raj Mistry, Corporate Director Communities explained that this was a variation of an existing contract to ensure the Council could manage parking on Tower Hamlets Homes sites. It was noted that the covering report incorrectly categorised this contract in the housing and Regeneration Directorate, but should be within the Communities Directorate.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1. Notes the contract summary at Appendix 1 to the report.

2. Authorises the appropriate Corporate Director in consultation with the Mayor to award those contracts set out in Appendix 1 to the report, following an appropriate procurement exercise.

3. Authorises the Director Legal Services (Monitoring Officer), to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts, subject to an appropriate award decision being achieved.

4. Notes the procurement forward plan 2023-2028 schedule detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.