Agenda item

To consider a confidential report by Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill, Lead Member for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets (copy enclosed) seeking approval to award the contract for the supply of temporary agency staff to the named supplier as detailed within the report.

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)       appoints the named provider as detailed in the report as the supplier of temporary agency staff using the MSTAR framework agreement, and

(b)       authorises the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services to finalise and enter into an appropriate form of contact with the named provider.

Councillor Julian Thompson-Hill presented the confidential report seeking approval to award the contract for the supply of temporary agency staff to the named supplier as detailed within the report.

Cabinet had received a report in December 2017 regarding the procurement exercise and resolved to ask the appropriate scrutiny committee to scrutinise that process together with alternative options open to the Council based on best value.  The findings and recommendations of the Performance Scrutiny Committee in that regard had been detailed within the report together with details of the tender evaluation procedure and the outcome and recommendation for award.  Councillor Huw Jones, Chair of Performance Scrutiny Committee confirmed he was satisfied with the recommendations to Cabinet going forward.

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)       appoints the named provider as detailed in the report as the supplier of temporary agency staff using the MSTAR framework agreement, and

(b)       authorises the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services to finalise and enter into an appropriate form of contract with the named provider.

The meeting concluded at 12.30 p.m.