Decision details

RESOLVED

i)      To approve the award of the contract for electoral print to the highest scoring bidder, on the terms recommended, as detailed in Appendix 1 (exempt);

ii)     To delegate authority to the Chief Executive/Electoral Registration Officer/Returning Officer, in consultation with the Head of Legal & Democratic Services to finalise terms and conditions of and enter into a contract with the highest scoring bidder for the electoral print contract

REASON

i)      The Council must competitively tender if the value of the goods or services exceeds the current threshold of £213,477 (inclusive of VAT). The current annual spend on electoral print exceeds this threshold.

ii)     To obtain authority to award the subject contract to the winning bidder pursuant to a legally compliant procurement process.