Delegated Powers - January 2018
Cabinet Member: Leader
Forward Plan Ref: 2017/102
Contact: Sue Whitehead, Principal Committee Officer Tel: 07393 001213
Report by Director of Law & Governance (CA11).
Schedule below reporting on a quarterly
basis executive decisions taken under the specific powers and functions
delegated under the terms of Part 7.2 of the Council’s Constitution.
Not for call in.
|
Date |
Subject |
Decision |
Reasons for Urgency |
|
5 September 2017 |
Request for Exemption
from tendering requirements under the Contract Procedure
Rules - Provision of consultancy services from the Social Care Institute for
Excellence (SCIE). |
Approved
an exemption from the tendering requirements under OCC’s Contract
Procedure Rules for the
provision of consultancy services from the Social Care
Institute for Excellence (SCIE) at a cost of £98,880 plus expenses,
contingency and VAT. |
To ensure the work is completed to the
necessary timescales. |
|
7 November 2017 |
Request for Exemption from
tendering requirements under the Contract Procedure
Rules - Provision of Learning Disability Respite Services |
Approved
an exemption from the tendering requirements under OCC’s Contract
Procedure Rules for the
extension of contracts for the provision
of learning disability respite services from Brandon Trust, Camden and
Dimensions at an additional cost of £11,437. |
In order to keep the contracts co-terminus whilst addressing the points below, to retain the opportunity to tender for a single provider to start in September 2018. |
|
21 December 2017 |
Request for exemption
from tendering under Contract Procedure Rule (CPR) 20 in respect of the award
of a housing nominations agreement for service users with learning
disabilities with complex needs |
Approved an exemption from the tendering requirements under OCC’s Contract Procedure Rules for award of a housing nominations agreement with Fairhome Group for service users with learning disabilities with complex needs at a cost of £384,384 (over a 4 year period). |
The completed legal agreements give the
Property developers Fairhome comfort
to proceed with the property purchasers. |
|
21 December 2017 |
Request for Exemption from tendering
requirements under the Contract Procedure Rules - Provision
of Consultancy Services by iMPOWER |
Approved an
exemption from the tendering requirements under OCC’s Contract Procedure
Rules for the
provision of consultancy services by iMPOWER
in respect of a system to identify the needs of
our looked after children, prior to and at the point that they came into care
at a cost of £230,000. |
In order to put a system
in place as soon as possible. |
Decision:
Noted.
Minutes:
Cabinet noted the following schedule reporting on a quarterly
basis executive decisions taken under the specific powers and functions
delegated under the terms of Part 7.2 of the Council’s Constitution.
Councillor John Sanders, Shadow Cabinet Member for
Environment, expressed concern over the process that resulted in the decisions
that were being noted in the schedule. He commented that the contract procedure
rules ensured value for money and were waived in exceptional circumstances or
where only one supplier was available. Whilst not querying the four decisions
in the schedule he questioned whether the exception process and reporting was
sufficient to ensure transparency. In particular he queried whether the report
considered by the Chief Executive when taking such decisions had sufficient
information for him to be assured that exceptional circumstances pertained or
that there were in fact no other available suppliers. Councillor Sanders asked
Cabinet to ask the Audit & Governance Committee to consider the current
rules with a view to providing greater transparency.
Councillor Hudspeth, Leader of the
Council, commented that it was for Audit & Governance Committee to decide
whether they wished to look at the process. For his part he was clear that a
process was needed to allow the Council to conduct its business and that the
Monitoring Officer and Chief Executive involvement provided assurance so far as
he was concerned. Nick Graham, Monitoring Officer, explained that the process
included the schedule to Cabinet that set out the nature of the exemption and the
reason for it. Peter Clark, Chief Executive added that the purpose of the
schedule was to provide transparency. Any concerns could be raised with the
Chairman of the Audit & Governance Committee. He added that there was
currently a governance review underway and that it was possible to raise
concerns there.
Not for call in.
|
Date |
Subject |
Decision |
Reasons for Urgency |
|
5 September 2017 |
Request for Exemption
from tendering requirements under the Contract Procedure
Rules - Provision of consultancy services from the Social Care Institute for
Excellence (SCIE). |
Approved
an exemption from the tendering requirements under OCC’s Contract
Procedure Rules for the
provision of consultancy services from the Social Care
Institute for Excellence (SCIE) at a cost of £98,880 plus expenses,
contingency and VAT. |
To ensure the work is completed to the
necessary timescales. |
|
7 November 2017 |
Request for Exemption
from tendering requirements under the Contract Procedure
Rules - Provision of Learning Disability Respite Services |
Approved
an exemption from the tendering requirements under OCC’s Contract
Procedure Rules for the
extension of contracts for the provision
of learning disability respite services from Brandon Trust, Camden and
Dimensions at an additional cost of £11,437. |
In order to keep the contracts co-terminus whilst addressing the points below, to retain the opportunity to tender for a single provider to start in September 2018. |
|
21 December 2017 |
Request for exemption
from tendering under Contract Procedure Rule (CPR) 20 in respect of the award
of a housing nominations agreement for service users with learning
disabilities with complex needs |
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