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This report requests authority to award a framework agreement for the provision of school meal services (the “Framework Agreement”) as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. This report summarises the process undertaken in tendering this Framework Agreement and, recommends a method of appointment of contractors to the Framework Agreement.

(i)         that it be noted that there has been amendment to the evaluation criteria approved by the Executive on 23 April 2013 for appointment to the Framework Agreement for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.8 of the report from the Director of Children and Families;

(ii)        that the procurement process for the Framework Agreement as set out in section 3 of the report from the Director of Children and Families be noted;

(iii)       that the Director of Children and Families be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Procurement, to approve the award of Framework Agreement and the appointment of two contractors onto the Framework Agreement for a period of three years from 4 January 2013 (with the option to extend for up to one year).

The report from the Director of Children and Families requested authority to award a framework agreement for the provision of school meal services as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. The report summarised the process undertaken in tendering this Framework Agreement and recommended a method for the appointment of contractors to the Framework Agreement. The Lead Member for Children and Families, Councillor Arnold, ourlined the tender process which she said had been robust and following which two contractors were being recommended for appointment. Currently, 22 schools had expressed an interest in being part of the joint procurement exercise and calling off their school meal services from the framework agreement when in place.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 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)         that it be noted that there had been amendments to the evaluation criteria approved by the Executive on 23 April 2013 for appointment to the Framework Agreement for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.8 of the report from the Director of Children and Families;

(ii)        that the procurement process for the Framework Agreement as set out in section 3 of the report from the Director of Children and Families be noted;

(iii)       that the Director of Children and Families be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Procurement, to approve the award of Framework Agreement and the appointment of two contractors referred to in the report from the Director of Children and Families onto the Framework Agreement for a period of three years from 4 January 2013 (with the option to extend for up to one year).