Agenda and decisions

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The Cabinet Member referred to the filming at meetings notice and this information was noted.

To receive any apologies for absence.

There were none.

There were none.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear).

There were none.

There were none.

The Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing RESOLVED:

3.1. Approved the award of a Contract to the proposed provider identified in the exempt report for a maximum sum for year 1 of £4.5million in accordance with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 2.01. Cabinet approve awards of contracts valued at £500,000 or more) in accordance with CSO 0.08 (Decision which is required to be taken by Cabinet, may also be taken by the Leader or a Cabinet Member with the Leader’s agreement). The new contract arrangement will be managed via a new Consortium arrangement with 7 other London Boroughs, known as the North London Equipment Partnership (NLEP).

3.2. Noted that the contract will be for a period of 1 year with a 2-year extension period option (1+1). It is proposed the contract will start on 15th September 2025.

3.3. Approved the share of mobilisation costs estimated at £62,500 per borough.

3.4. Delegated authority to the Corporate Director for Adults, Housing and Health to take all necessary decisions to enter into a partnership agreement with the boroughs listed in paragraph 1.2 above to form the North London Equipment Partnership.

Item 9 is likely to be subject to a motion to exclude the press and public be from the meeting as they contain exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paras 3, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

That the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting as item 7 contained exempt information as defined under paragraph 3, Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972: Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

The exempt information was considered.