Agenda item - Investing in our Borough

Officer: Jacqueline Harris Baker

Key decision: no

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To approve

1. The procurement strategy which will result in contract awards for the provision of ANPR solution, and Parking ICT Case Management system for a maximum term of 10 years as set out at agenda item 11a.

RESOLVED: To recommend

2. To the Leader of the Council, that in respect of decisions requiring Cabinet’s approval, or prior reporting to Cabinet, concerning the acquisition or disposal of property, procurement strategies and contract awards and variations, where due to the challenges created by Covid 19 a decision cannot reasonably await the decision of Cabinet:

a. The Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources in consultation with the Leader, be authorised to agree such decisions concerning the disposal or acquisition of properties;

b. The nominated Cabinet Member in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources or, where the nominated member is the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources in consultation with the Leader, be authorised to agree such decisions concerning the award and/or variation of contracts;

c. Note that any awards made under these delegations will be notified in the standard contracts report to the next meeting of Cabinet following the decision being made.

RESOLVED: To note

3. The list of delegated award decisions for contracts over £5,000,000 in value made by the nominated Cabinet Member in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources or, where the nominated Cabinet Member is the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources in consultation with the Leader since the last meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 4.2.1 of the report.

4. The contracts between £500,000 and £5,000,000 anticipated to be awarded by the nominated Cabinet Member, in consultation with the nominated Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources or, where the nominated Cabinet Member is the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, in consultation with the Leader, as set out in section 4.1.2 of the report.

5. The list of delegated award decisions made by theDirector of Commissioning and Procurement, between 18/03/2020 – 17/04/2020, as set out in section 4.2.3 of the report.

6. The delegation agreed by the Leader in respect of the purchase of properties in relation to the HRA, and the delegated decisions made by the Cabinet Member for Homes & Gateway Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources to approve the purchase of properties in relation to the HRA, as set out in section 4.3.1 of the report.

7. Property acquisitions and disposals agreed by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources in consultation with the Leader since the last meeting of Cabinet, as set out in section 4.3.2 of the report.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources informed Members that the report detailed important contracts which had been negotiated and awarded during the covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, it was noted, that the council had acquired further property which had been required to support residents during this period.