RESOLVED: to agree:
(a) the continuation of the procurement of a single Service Provider for property construction, multi-disciplinary design, estates management and total facilities management services, to be in place by 1 April 2012; as set out in paragraphs 6 & 7 of this report; the process to be overseen by the Project Board;
(b) that the Director for Environment & Economy in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Property agree the costs and terms of a Mouchel contract extension should this become necessary;
(c) that the Project Board may agree the tender questions and evaluation criteria and that they have been effectively applied for all stages of the procurement process so far; and
(d) the approach adopted to date for other public sector bodies to be able to access services under the Framework and OCC Contract agreements, and that a further report is brought to Cabinet before the OCC Contract facility is utilised for any other public sector body; and
(e) that during the procurement process the Cabinet's commitment to providing a school meals service in its current or an improved form is emphasised..