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(i)               to review the workplans of the Operations, Customer, Resources and Place Functions as detailed in the Appendices;

(ii)             to approve each of the following individual procurement business cases, including the total estimated revenue expenditure for each proposed contract and to delegate authority to the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services following consultation with the relevant Chief Officer to procure appropriate goods and services, and enter into any contracts relating thereto,

OPS056

OPS061

OPS064

OPS065

OPS066

OPS067

OPS068

OPS069

OPS070

OPS071

OPS072

OPS073

PLA014

RES027

RES027

CUS012

CUS013

(iii)            to approve the direct awards of contract where there were special circumstances outlined in each of the respective procurement business cases which justified not issuing a tender or calling off a framework agreement;

(iv)            to note that Business Cases for procurements exercises to be commenced after 21 November 19 would be submitted on a phased basis to future meetings of the Strategic Commissioning Committee;

(v)             in respect of Business Case OPS056 to instruct the Chief Officer – Integrated Children and Family Services, to advise the Committee, by way of email, of the pay structure of the service provider in comparison with the Council pay grades for the same posts; and

(vi)            in relation to Business Case CUS013, to instruct the Chief Officer – Digital and Technology, to advise the Committee, by way of email, of the number of people who have used the public wifi since it had been introduced.

With reference to article 7 of the minute of the meeting of the Strategic Commissioning Committee of 28 May 2019, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which (1) presented procurement workplans where revenue expenditure was  included for Operations, Customer, Resources and Place Functions to Committee for review; (2) sought approval of each of the Procurement Business Cases (listed below), including the total estimated revenue expenditure for each proposed contract appended to the report and contained at item 10.1 of today’s agenda (article 10 refers); and (3) presented a summary of 3.10 memos approved since the last meeting.

The list of Procurement Business Cases were:

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      review the workplans of the Operations, Customer, Resources and Place Functions as detailed in the Appendices;

(b)      approve each of the following individual procurement business cases, including the total estimated revenue expenditure for each proposed contract and to delegate authority to the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services following consultation with the relevant Chief Officer to procure appropriate goods and services, and enter into any contracts relating thereto,

(c)       approve the direct awards of contract where there were special circumstances outlined in each of the respective procurement business cases which justified not issuing a tender or calling off a framework agreement; and

(d)      note that Business Cases for procurements exercises to be commenced after 21 November 2019 would be submitted on a phased basis to future meetings of the Strategic Commissioning Committee.

The Committee resolved:

(i)               to approve the recommendations;

(ii)             in respect of Business Case OPS056 to instruct the Chief Officer – Integrated Children and Family Services, to advise the Committee, by way of email, of the pay structure of the service provider in comparison with the Council pay grades for the same posts; and

(iii)            in relation to Business Case  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9