Decision details

Gateway 1 Options Appraisal: Medway Council Consultancy Services Framework for Municipal, Highway and Civil Engineering Design

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This Gateway 1 procurement report seeks permission to commence the procurement of a Consultancy Framework that will encompass services in relation to the design of any relevant Municipal, Highways and Civil Engineering projects.

Decisions:

This report set out the options appraisal for the proposed procurement process for the provision of a Consultancy Services Framework which would encompass services in relation to the design of any relevant municipal, highways and civil engineering projects. The report had been considered by the Procurement Board on 8 September 2010 and its views were set out in paragraph 8 of the report.

 

An exempt appendix set out the finance and whole-life costing implications to the Council.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

166/2010

The Cabinet approved option 5D (the procurement of 4-year multi-supplier Consultancy Framework with a prime contractor and between 3 and 6 supporting contractors) for a new Consultancy Services Framework for Municipal, Highways and Civil Engineering Design, as set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report

 

Reasons:

 

The proposed framework will: strongly support corporate, local, national and international objectives; represent best value and mitigates financial risk; represent an efficient and responsive method of procurement and contracting; be procured robustly and compliantly to mitigate the risk of future challenge and negates the risks associated with providing this service internally.

Report author: David Highley

Publication date: 11/10/2010

Date of decision: 28/09/2010

Decided at meeting: 28/09/2010 - Cabinet

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