Issue - meetings

This report requests authority to award contracts as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. This report summarises the process undertaken in tendering this contract and, following the completion of the evaluation of the tenders, recommends to whom the contract should be awarded.

Members awarded the contract for Children’s Centres Services to Barnardo Services Ltd.  This is the company authorised by the Trustees of the Charity to sign any contracts.

Members authorised the Operational Director Property and Projects to enter lease and licence agreements in accordance with the details set out in the Appendix 6 in consultation with Strategic Director of Children and Young People and the Chief Legal Officer.

Members noted the implications under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 for Council staff arising from the award of the contract for Children’s Centres Services as set out in Section 7 and agree to the transfer of such staff.

On behalf of Councillor Moher (Lead Member for Children and Young People), Councillor Butt (Leader of the Council) introduced the report requesting authority to award contracts as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. Councillor Butt explained that the report summarises the process undertaken in tendering this contract and, following the completion of the evaluation of the tenders, recommends to whom the contract should be awarded.

In response to a question from Councillor Warren (Leader, Brent Conservatives), Gail Tolley (Strategic Director, Children and Young People) explained that the high staffing levels in the Kilburn locality/children’s centre related to the catchment area in Kilburn.

In response to a question from Councillor Filson, Gail Tolley (Strategic Director, Children and Young People) explained that the staff age profile was characteristic for staff working in this profession.

The Cabinet also had before them appendices to the report which were not for publication as they contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

(i)         Cabinet awarded the contract for Children’s Centres Services to Barnardo Services Ltd (the company authorised by the Trustees of the Charity to sign any contracts).

(ii)        Cabinet authorised the Operational Director, Property and Projects to enter lease and licence agreements in accordance with the details set out in Appendix 6 of the report in consultation with Strategic Director, Children and Young People and the Chief Legal Officer.

(iii)       Cabinet noted the implications under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 for Council staff arising from the award of the contract for Children’s Centres Services as set out in Section 7 and agree to the transfer of such staff.