In line with the county council's procurement rules, this report sets out a recommendation to approve the commencement of the following procurement exercises:
(i) Supply of stone and paving products
(ii) Civil engineering materials
(iii) Customer Contact Centre Solution
In addition, the report sets out the recommendation to approve the waiver of the Procurement Rules set out in Appendix R of the county council's Constitution to allow the council to continue to contract with Openreach Limited (via British Telecommunications Plc) without competitively tendering. Regulation 8 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (PCR 2015) provides an exemption for the requirement to competitively tender contracts for the provision of accessing publicly available communication network.
This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of Standing Order C19 have been complied with.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or Savings > £1,800,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/08/2022
Anticipated restriction: Part I -
Decision due: 8 Sep 2022 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property (Deputy Leader)
Lead director: Director of Finance
Department: Finance
Contact: Rachel Tanner Email: rachel.tanner@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 534904.