63 Approval for the Contract Award Procedure for the Procurement of Internal Networking For Strawberry Fields Digital Hub
To consider and receive the report of the Director (Customer and Digital).
Decision:
1. That the tender process for the award of contracts and award criteria be approved.
2. That the award of the contracts be delegated to the Executive Member for Resources for approval.
Minutes:
Councillor Alistair Bradley, Executive Member (Economic Development and Public Service Reform) presented the confidential report of the Director (Customer and Digital), which seeks approval for the contract award procedure for the internal networking for Strawberry Fields Digital Hub, advises of the tender procedures being used to procure the networking, and seeks to obtain authority for the use of the criteria intended to award the contract.
Decision:
1. That the tender process for the award of contracts and award criteria be approved.
2. That the award of the contracts be delegated to the Executive Member for Resources for approval.
Reasons for Recommendation(s)
1. The Council’s contract procedure rules require the procurement process and assessment criteria to be approved.
2. This procurement provides an open and transparent process for the award of the contract.
Alternative options considered and rejected
If internal networking is not procured the building will not be suitable for tenants to move into by March 2019.