92 Voluntary Sector Contracts - KEY DECISION PDF 230 KB
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People, which
sought approval to award Voluntary Sector Contracts.
The Board was advised that contracts were due to expire on 31 March 2017
in a number of services, namely Halton Healthwatch,
MIND Halton and Halton Carers Centre. The report set out details of each
service and the period for which an extension was sought.
Reason(s) for
Decision
Executive Board
approval was required to award these contracts.
Alternative
Options Considered and Rejected
Retendering the
contracts, which would result in the Council foregoing a
clear financial benefit.
Implementation
Date
1 April 2017.
RESOLVED: That Executive
Board agree the following
1) the
use of Procurement Standing Order 1.14.3 (d), where compliance with Standing
Orders would result in the Council having to forego a clear commercial benefit;
and
2) the award of a contract to Healthwatch Halton and MIND Halton for a one year period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 and to Halton Carers Centre for a period of four months from 1 April 2017 to 31 July 2017.