Decision details
Authority to tender for Brent Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support
Decision Maker: Assistant Chief Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To request authority to tender for Brent voluntary and community infrastructure support.
Decision:
(1) To approves inviting tenders for the VCS Infrastructure Support contract for initial term of two (2) years, with an option to extend for two consecutive one year periods (4 years in total) with anticipated commencement date of 21 June 2022.
(2) To approves Officers evaluating the tenders referred to in (2) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in the accompanying report.
Reasons for the decision:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Alternative options considered:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: Officer Scheme of Delegation (Part 3 - Constitution)
Parties Consulted: The Strategy and Partnerships team is working closely with stakeholders to develop the service specification for this tender. A survey was carried out with voluntary and community sector to ascertain their capacity building requirements; this and other consultation carried out by the Council’s Grant Team is being used to inform the development of the specification. The Strategy and Partnerships service has also consulted with the cabinet member and we plan to include service users as part of the evaluation panel.
Contact: Lorna Hughes, Director - Communities and Strategy Email: lorna.hughes@brent.gov.uk.
Publication date: 20/05/2022
Date of decision: 20/05/2022
Effective from: 28/05/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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