Issue - items at meetings - Brighton Centre Catering Provision

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (copy attached).

(1)               That the procurement of a Services Concession Agreement for the provision of catering at the Brighton Centre for a 4 (four) year period with an option to extend for a further 2 (two) year period be approved;

(2)               That delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Chief Executive and Head of Law to award the Concession Agreement for 4 (four) years following the recommendations of the evaluation panel and the results of the tendering process; and

(3)               That at the end of the 4 (four) year initial period, delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Chief Executive and Head of Law to extend the Agreement for 12 months, and thereafter a final period of 12 months, subject in both cases to satisfactory performance of the Concessionaire in respect of the initial or first extended period (as appropriate).

78.1         The Assistant Chief Executive introduced the report which detailed the proposal to put the Brighton Centre catering contract out to tender.  She noted that the option of proving an in-house service had been considered but the level of investment required was felt to be disproportionate to the length of the provision that would be required.

78.2         The Chair put the recommendations to the vote.

78.3         RESOLVED:

(1)               That the procurement of a Services Concession Agreement for the provision of catering at the Brighton Centre for a 4 (four) year period with an option to extend for a further 2 (two) year period be approved;

(2)               That delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Chief Executive and Head of Law to award the Concession Agreement for 4 (four) years following the recommendations of the evaluation panel and the results of the tendering process; and

(3)               That at the end of the 4 (four) year initial period, delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Chief Executive and Head of Law to extend the Agreement for 12 months, and thereafter a final period of 12 months, subject in both cases to satisfactory performance of the Concessionaire in respect of the initial or first extended period (as appropriate).