Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

The reasons for urgency set out in the report were agreed.

The exempt appendix was noted.

DECISION

1.    To approve the changing of the original approval for a contract length of 5 years as agreed in 2018, to a 10 year contract.

2.    To approve the recommendations set out in the TG2 report to the procurement advisory board (supplied as an appendix to the report) to award the 10 year CIPS contract to the highest scoring bid at an annual rental of £90,750.

Action by:

DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS (A. CHRISTOPHOROU)

(Chief Designer (A. Renvoize)