Issue - meetings

This report concerns purchase of on-line legal resources for use by Legal Services. It follows a report to the Executive in September 2011 which gave approval for the procurement of a framework for use by an association of London Boroughs known as the London Boroughs Legal Alliance (LBLA), with Brent leading that procurement. The report now updates on the bidding process and seeks approval for delegation to the Director of Legal and Procurement to make appointments to the framework.

Appendices also referred to below

(i)         that the progress of the bidding process for a multi-provider framework for on-line legal resources as set out in section 4 of the report from the Director of Legal and Procurement be noted;

(ii)        that authority be delegated to the Director of Legal and Procurement to make appointments to the framework once the evaluation is completed.

The report from the Director of Legal and Procurement concerned the purchase of on-line legal resources for use by Legal Services. It followed a report to the Executive in September 2011 which gave approval for the procurement of a framework for use by an association of London Boroughs known as the London Boroughs Legal Alliance (LBLA), with Brent leading that procurement. The report gave an update on the bidding process and sought approval for delegation to the Director of Legal and Procurement to make appointments to the framework.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that the progress of the bidding process for a multi-provider framework for on-line legal resources as set out in section 4 of the report from the Director of Legal and Procurement be noted;

(ii)        that authority be delegated to the Director of Legal and Procurement to make appointments to the framework once the evaluation is completed.