Issue - items at meetings - Procurement of the Corporate Building Cleaning Contract

Report of the Interim Director of Finance & Resources (copy attached)

(1)       The re-tendering of the building cleaning contract for a 4 year period with the option to extend by a further 2 years at the council’s discretion, in accordance with the tendering timetable included in this report  at item 4.2 to enable the new services to commence in October 2009.

(2)       That the Director of Finance and Resources and Assistant Director Property & Design, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Central Services, be given delegated authority to award the contract to the successful bidder following evaluation and recommendations of the evaluation team.

137.2    The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Strategy & Governance that authorisation for the letting of the councils’ corporate cleaning contract (for copy see minute book).

137.3    RESOLVED – That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations;

137.4That Cabinet approves:

(1)       The re-tendering of the building cleaning contract for a 4 year period with the option to extend by a further 2 years at the council’s discretion, in accordance with the tendering timetable included in this report  at item 4.2 to enable the new services to commence in October 2009.

(2)       That the Director of Finance and Resources and Assistant Director Property & Design, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Central Services, be given delegated authority to award the contract to the successful bidder following evaluation and recommendations of the evaluation team.