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 Corporate Director  for the service area; and

2.    To authorise the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area to award the contract or contracts  in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services),

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.

Action by:

INTERIM CORPORATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES (C. HOLME)

(Service Head Procurement and Corporate Programmes, H. Sharkey)

Councillor Alibor Choudhury, Cabinet Member for Finance, introduced the report.

The Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out in the report.

Resolved

1.    To consider the contract summary at  Appendix 1, and agree that all the contracts be taken forward.

2.    To authorise the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area to award the contract or contracts  in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services).

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.