Decision details

Library Management System

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report requests that Cabinet agree to waive Contract Rules to enable the library service to negotiate a new 2-year contract for the Library Management System.

Decision:

The Cabinet authorised the Director of Education and Leisure to negotiate and award a new 1-year contract, with an option to extend for a second year, based upon existing terms and conditions with the present supplier for the library management system, and that it be exempt from the tendering process under contract rule 2 (b) (i).

Reasons for the decision:

The contract extension would provide service continuity whilst enabling a suitable lead-in time for the procurement of a replacement library management system that meets present needs and any identified future needs.

Publication date: 20/04/2004

Date of decision: 20/04/2004

Decided at meeting: 20/04/2004 - Cabinet

Effective from: 29/04/2004

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