Agenda and minutes

Report of the Leader of the Council, seeking approval for a proposed contract extension of the Strategic Service Contract, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 13/14 11562)

On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  Notes that on 20 November 2013 Full Council approved the extension of the SSP contract with Capita Business Services Limited by five years with a new expiry date of 30 September 2022 (extended from 30 September 2017), subject to the changes to the contract described in this report being made simultaneously.

(ii)  Implements as a consequence of the Full Council’s Policy Framework decision, the extension of the SSP contract by five years, as recommended by Full Council.

(iii)  Approves the proposal to bring sub-£100,000 spend within the Procurement Services delivered under the SSP Contract.

(iv)  Delegates authority to the Director of Corporate Services, together with the Chief Financial Officer and the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services to agree the detailed terms and conditions in connection with the above recommendations.

(v)  Authorises the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to enter into the necessary legal documentation.

(vi)  Notes and endorses the governance arrangements set out in Appendix 2 (in so far as they are matters for the Executive).

(vii)  Notes that the changes made during final negotiations as set out in Appendix 1, have taken into account the recommendations of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee which met on 16 October 2013.

(viii)  Authorises the Director of Corporate Services, together with the Chief Financial Officer and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to take any further action necessary to give effect to the decisions of the Executive in relation to this matter.