Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Adult, Culture and Community Services): To seek approval to award the contract for Offender and Substance Misuse Services for a period of 2 years. To follow

Our Chair agreed to admit the report as urgent business. The report was late because of the need to invite bidders to re-submit their tenders and it was late due to the completion of necessary consultations. The report was too urgent to await the next meeting because the new contract was due to start on 1 June 2010.

The Appendix to the interleaved report was the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as it contained exempt information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person.

We noted that the report sought agreement to the award of contract for the Supporting People – Offender and Substance Misuse Services contract for a period of 2 years with the option of a I year extension. It was noted that the option to extend for a second 1 year period was not included as it was likely that the market would be different within 2/3 years.

RESOLVED

1.  That in accordance with Contract Standing Order 11.03 approval be granted to the award of contract for Offenders and Substance Misuse to St. Mungo’s (Consortium bid with HAGA and DASH) for a period of two years with an option to extend for a further period of one year, commencing the 1 June 2010.

2. That it be noted that the cost of the contract be met from the Supporting People’s Grant and to the value of stated in the Appendix to the interleaved report.