Issue - meetings

New contract for the Council's internal and external cleaning requirements including The Capitol and Museum

 

 

Meeting: 25/01/2018 - Cabinet (Item 76)

76 New contract for the Council's internal and external cleaning requirements including The Capitol and Museum pdf icon PDF 119 KB

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

Decision:

            RESOLVED

 

That the Director of Planning, Economic Development and Property, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, be authorised to award the contract for the provision of building cleaning services when the joint tender process is completed.

 

REASON

 

In line with the Constitution, Cabinet would normally award any contract with a total value over £250,000.  Because we are tendering the contract jointly with Crawley Borough Council and Mid Sussex District Council, waiting for each Cabinet to make an individual award would lead to an unacceptable delay in the contract award process.

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets submitted a report seeking Cabinet approval to delegate authority to the Director of Planning, Economic Development and Property for the award of a contract for the provision of the Council’s Building Cleaning Services. 

 

The Council was currently taking part in a joint tender process with Crawley Borough and Mid Sussex District Councils and the award of the contract would be delayed if each authority’s Cabinet had to make the decision at the end of the process.  It was noted that the contract would also cover the additional cleaning requirements of The Capitol and Horsham Museum and Art Gallery, which were currently delivered under a separate contract.

 

The proposal was supported by the Finance and Assets Policy Development Advisory Group.

 

            RESOLVED

 

That the Director of Planning, Economic Development and Property, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, be authorised to award the contract for the provision of building cleaning services when the joint tender process is completed.

 

REASON

 

In line with the Constitution, Cabinet would normally award any contract with a total value over £250,000.  Because we are tendering the contract jointly with Crawley Borough Council and Mid Sussex District Council, waiting for each Cabinet to make an individual award would lead to an unacceptable delay in the contract award process.