Agenda item

That the contract award recommendations for the:

(a)  Mobile Telephony Contract

(b)  Furniture Provision Contract

be approved.

Cabinet considered a report which detailed the tender panel recommendations for the contract award of Mobile Telephony Contract to Telefonica O2 UK Limited and the Furniture Contract to AFI Group Limited for the approval of Cabinet. The Director of Community and Wellbeing advised that the Mobile Telephony contract presented a saving of £59k on the current contract. A key element of the savings was the free O2 to O2 calls included in the package. The Leader emphasised the importance of the Council ensuring that the conditions of each contract suited each situation including the length of each contract and the options to extend contracts. The details of the bids were contained within a Part II appendix to the report but it was agreed that the item would be considered in the Part I meeting without reference to the Part II information.

Resolved:- That the contract award recommendations for the:

(a)  Mobile Telephony Contract

(b)  Furniture Provision Contract

be approved.