1.            To consider the contract summary at Appendix 1, and identify those contracts about which specific reports – relating either to contracting strategy or to contract award – should be brought before Cabinet prior to contract award by the appropriate Chief Officer for the service area;

2.            To authorise the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area to award the contract or contracts following consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services)on the relevant terms and conditions of contract with the exception of the Domiciliary Care Framework Contract (AHWB 4396) which was dererred; and

3.            To authorise the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at recommendation 2 above.

Councillor Abdul Asad, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing introduced the report. He explained that the Domiciliary Care Contract on page 28 of the supplementary pack was being withdrawn from the report.

The Mayor welcomed the report and accepted the recommendations subject to the removal of the Domiciliary Care Contract.

RESOLVED

1.            To consider the contract summary at Appendix 1, and to agree the following contracts be taken forward:

a.    Resources R4414 – (Various insurances)

b.    Resources R4357 – (Leaseholder Insurance)

c.    Chief Executive CE3878 – (Print and Design Framework)

d.    Chief Executive CE4364 – (Inter-borough print contract)

e.    CLC 4383 – (Community Alcohol Service)

f.     D&R 4370 – (Office equipment – printers and MFDs)

2.            To authorise the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area to award the contract or contracts set out in 1 above following consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) on the relevant terms and conditions of contract and

3.            To authorise the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at recommendation 1 above.