Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its appendix (which is confidential exempt* material and is printed on salmon-coloured paper for members and officers only) and to make the resolutions set out below:

(1)  That the contract for the cleaning of operational buildings for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021 be awarded to Supplier J, the details of which are set out in the exempt appendix to the agenda report.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services to:

(1)  make any minor contractual changes during the contract term.

(2)  extend the contract by mutual agreement for up to two years should the contract remain economically advantageous and the supplier perform satisfactorily.

*[Note Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972]

RESOLVED

(1)  That the contract for the cleaning of operational buildings for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021 be awarded to Supplier J, the details of which are set out in the exempt appendix to the agenda report.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to:

(1)  make any minor contractual changes during the contract term.

(2)  extend the contract by mutual agreement for up to two years should the contract remain economically advantageous and the supplier perform satisfactorily.

The Cabinet received and considered the agenda report and its confidential exempt appendix, the latter having been circulated to CDC members and officers only.

This item was presented by Mr Wilding.

Mr Buckley was in attendance for this matter.

Mr Wilding summarised sections 3 and 5 of the report.

Mr Buckley did not add to Mr Wilding’s introduction.

Whilst this item was not discussed by the Cabinet, it was agreed that the first line in the second recommendation (para 2.2) should be amended by the insertion of the words ‘after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services’ between ‘Services’ and ‘to’.  

Decision

The Cabinet voted unanimously on a show of hands to make, with the aforesaid amendment, the resolution set out below.

RESOLVED

(1)  That the contract for the cleaning of operational buildings for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021 be awarded to Supplier J, the details of which are set out in the exempt appendix to the agenda report.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to:

(1)  Make any minor contractual changes during the contract term.

(2)  Extend the contract by mutual agreement for up to two years should the contract remain economically advantageous and the supplier perform satisfactorily.