Issue - meetings

This report acts as an amendment to the Executive Committee reportdated 15 November 2010.  It provides an update to the approval given by the Executive pursuant to Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89 to invite tenders to conclude a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation pursuant to the Council’s Private Managed Accommodation Scheme (PMA).  This report seeks approval for an amendment to the evaluation sub- criteria and to the procurement process for the award of contract for the above named tender.

(i)         that approval be given to the amendment of the original evaluation criteria as set out in the table at paragraph 3.5.3 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care to be used to evaluate tenders for appointment to the framework;

(ii)        that approval be given to the change in tender procedure in the call for competition;

(iii)       that officers be authorised to invite expressions of interest, agree shortlists, invite Tenders for a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation and evaluate them in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria referred to in (i) above.

The report from the Director of Housing and Community Care provided an update to the previous report considered on 15 November 2010 which sought approval to the invite of tenders to conclude a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation pursuant to the Council’s Private Managed Accommodation Scheme (PMA). Members were now asked to approve an amendment to the evaluation sub-criteria and to the procurement process for the award of the contract.

The Executive had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication at it related to the following category of exempt information as specified in paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

“Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings”.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to the amendment of the original evaluation criteria as set out in the table at paragraph 3.5.3 of the report from the Director of Housing and Community Care to be used to evaluate tenders for appointment to the framework;

(ii)        that approval be given to the change in tender procedure in the call for competition;

(iii)       that officers be authorised to invite expressions of interest, agree shortlists, invite Tenders for a framework agreement for the Procurement and Management of Temporary Accommodation and evaluate them in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria referred to in (i) above.