Issue - decisions

It is recommended that the Leader of the Council:

1.         Approves a waiver under Contract Standing Order 3.1 of the requirement to use a suitable framework agreement or seek competitive bids under Contract Standing Order 10.2b and the requirement to produce a business case and procurement strategy under CSO 8.6.

2.         Approves a direct award of a two-year contract award to HCS from 08 April 2019 to 07 April 2021 for the provision of a hot home meals and frozen food delivery service.

3.         Notes that the direct award of a two-year contract will be at a total cost of £383,012 per annum.

4.         Notes that HCS have indicated there may be additional TUPE related cost which H & F may have to bear due to number of staff transferring from Sodexo to HCS being in excess of HCS’s requirement for running the new service and therefore agrees to delegate the decision to incur any additional cost to the Strategic Director of Public Service Reform and Adult Social Care in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health.

5.         Notes that H & F will require HCS to take all reasonable steps to mitigate against possible redundancy including looking at the possibility of redeploying any staff that are excess to requirement within either of our organisations before giving any consideration to contributing to or meeting any redundancy costs.