Issue - decisions

(i)         that approval be given to the invite of tenders for a Local Healthwatch service contract on the basis of the pre - tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.7 of the report;

(ii)        that the new contract be let for a term of one year with the option to extend for a further 12 months;

(iii)       that approval be given to the evaluation of the tenders referred to in (i) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.7 of the report;

(iv)       that approval be given to an exemption from the usual tendering requirements of Contract Standing Orders and the approval of the direct award of an interim contract to the current provider, Healthwatch Brent, for a three month period from 1 April 2015 for the operational reasons set out in paragraph 3.8. of the report.