Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report, that was deemed by the Deputy Leader of the Council as a report of Urgent Nature pursuant to Chapter 11, Rule 29 of the Access to Information Rules of the Constitution.  The report was presented by the Head of Corporate and sought approval for the termination of the CCS Gas framework and subsequent appointment to the NEPO Gas Framework for a two year interim contract, in order to secure early financial savings.

Decision Made:    That:

(1)       it be noted that the proposal was a Key Decision that had not been    included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.  Consequently, the Leader of the Council and the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) had been consulted under Rule 29 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution, to the decision being made by the Cabinet as a matter of urgency on the basis that it was impracticable to defer the decision until Cabinet in October due to the contract termination date;

(2)       it be noted that the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee   (Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services) had been consulted under Rule 46 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution, waiving call in due to the need to procure quickly;

(3)        the termination of the current Crown Commercial Services (CCS) procurement framework contract for gas supplies for all Council buildings, including schools;

(4)       Sefton be authorised to join the North-East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) for the supply of gas on an interim contract to cover the period 1^st April 2020 – 31 March 2022; and

(5)       the continuation of the authority previously delegated to Head of Corporate Resources and the Head of Strategic Support to sign the Customer Access Agreements for the NEPO framework and approve purchasing decisions, be approved.