Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Assets

RESOLVED

To accept the bid and award the contract to Company A (exempt Appendix 1), as the preferred supplier of Manned Security Services for the Council.

REASON

An open tender process was carried out with 21 replies received.  The assessment of the tender was based on a 60% price and 40% quality evaluation.  Company A provided the best overall score for the tender.

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Assets advised that the current contract for the provision of manned security services for Council-owned buildings was due to expire at the end of May.  An open tender exercise for a five-year contract, with two 1-year extension had taken place in February.  The contract had been awarded to the bidder with the second lowest price and the best overall score using a tender assessment ratio of 60% price and 40% quality. 

The scope of the contract had been extended to include additional services and was approximately £5,000 more expensive than the previous contract.  The Cabinet Member advised that the Property & Facilities team would look at ways to offset this variance.

RESOLVED

To accept the bid and award the contract to Company A (exempt Appendix 1), as the preferred supplier of Manned Security Services for the Council.

REASON

An open tender process was carried out with 21 replies received.  The assessment of the tender was based on a 60% price and 40% quality evaluation.  Company A provided the best overall score for the tender.