DECISION

1.            To consider the contracts summarised in Appendix one of the report.

2.            To confirm that all contracts set out in Appendix1 can proceed to contract award after tender subject to the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area consulting with the Mayor and the relevant lead member prior to contract award

3.            To authorise the Head of legal Services to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at recommendation 2 above.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (C. HOLME)

(Head of Procurement (Z.  Ahmed)

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

Following discussion the Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out in the report, whilst reconfirming that in most cases contracts were for two years with the potential to extend for one year and would not be for three years straight off.

RESOLVED

1.            To consider the contracts summarised in Appendix one of the report.

2.            To confirm that all contracts set out in Appendix1 can proceed to contract award after tender subject to the relevant Corporate Director who holds the budget for the service area consulting with the Mayor and the relevant lead member prior to contract award

3.            To authorise the Head of legal Services to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at recommendation 2 above.