1. To approve a waiver under Contract Standing Orders (CSO) 3.1 in relation to the competition requirement (for obtaining 3 quotes) set out in CSO 10.2 to award a support contract for I@Work on the basis that it is in the council’s overall interest and that the nature of the market for the goods to be purchased has been investigated and is demonstrated to be such that a departure from these CSOs is justifiable.
2. To approve the award of the support contract to Northgate Public Services Limited for 2 years with an option to extend for 1 additional year at a total contract value of £120,000 for the three-year period to be funded from the existing operational budget.