Issue details

18/00033 Commercial Services Procurement Plan for Core Trading


To delegate authority to the Strategic Commissioner to execute the 14 procurement activities detailed below in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Commissioning and Public Health

• Energy – Electricity, Gas and LED supply

•KCS – Exercise books, PVC stationery x 2, Cleaning Chemicals, art & craft materials, stationery & office supplies, first aid equipment, art materials, envelopes/labels & sticky notes, washroom paper, dry wipe markers.

All 14 are re-procurement of existing contracts that are due to expire.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/05/2018

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - View reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
These procurements are part of the Commercial Services Group offering and are therefore extremely commercially confidential

Decision due: Not before 4th Jul 2018 by Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Traded Services
Reason: to enable it to be included on the Forward Executive Decision List for 28 days

Lead member: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Traded Services

Lead director: Vincent Godfrey

Department: Strategic & Corporate Services

Contact: John Burr, Managing Director of Commercial Services 01622 236864 Email: john.burr@commercialservices.org.uk Tel: 01622 694192.

Consultees

It is commercial procurement therefore not for wider consultation. It will however be undertaken in accordance with European procurement legislation which will include OJEC advertising as appropriate.

 

The decision was considered and endorsed at the Policy and Resources Cabinet Committee held on 29 June 2018.

Financial implications: These contracts will facilitate sales of circa £300m pa to the wider public sector, as well as operating as direct call off framework contracts (circa £160m pa) for which rebates are received.

Legal implications: All contracts will be tendered and operated in full compliance with the public procurement regulations

Equalities implications: None

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