i) Report of the Monitoring Officer (Attached – Pages 1 - 4)
ii) Report of the Director of Corporate Resources (TO FOLLOW)
iii) Appendix (For information only):
a) Copy of the ‘call in’ (Attached – Pages 5 - 6)
b) Draft minute extract of the Cabinet Procurement Committee meeting held on 28th July 2011 (subject to confirmation by the Cabinet) (Attached – Pages 7 - 8)
c) 28th July 2011 Cabinet Procurement Committee Report – Contract for the supply of desktop and laptop hardware and associated professional services. (Attached – Pages 9 - 18)
A decision on the above item was taken by the Cabinet Procurement Committee on 28th July 2011. The decision has been called in, in accordance with the provisions set out in the Council’s Constitution, by Councillors Strang, Jenks, Wilson, Whyte, Hare.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee received the agenda pack and second dispatch (containing the service’s response) for the call-in of the decision taken by the Cabinet Procurement Committee – PROC12 – Contract for the supply of desktop and laptop hardware and associated professional services and the exempt appendix to the report, which would be considered during a private session.
1. Introduction to the Call-in
Cllr Paul Strang introduced the reasons for the call-in, and was questioned by the Committee, and the following was noted:
2. Cabinet Member and Service Responses to the Call-in
The Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction, Cllr Joe Goldberg, responded to the points raised, including: