Agenda item

Decisions:

1.   That the requirements of competition be excluded and Rule 2.1 of the Corporate Procurement Rules be suspended;

2.   That approval be granted to make a direct award to the suppliers Welsh Purchasing Consortium, for the continuation of the supply of Fresh Pasteurised Liquid Milk, for the maximum period of 6 months from 16 November 2017, to allow the Council to run a further competition exercise which will be undertaken at the same time that the direct award was in place, the duration of contract to be determined by the Head of ICT and Corporate Procurement.

Reason for Decisions:

          To ensure continuity of service from the approved Supplier pending the Council’s intended further competition exercise under the NPS Framework and the implementation of a new framework agreement resulting therefrom.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.