The Corporate Director Resources (and S151 Officer) submitted a report seeking approval for an exemption to the contract procedures for the purchase of Learning Pool Essential Plus at a cost of £9,550 per annum for a two-year contract with option to renew for further two years at no increase in annual cost.
Decisions
The Resources Portfolio Holder gave approval
· for the purchase of Learning Pool Essential Plus at a cost of £9,550 per annum for a two-year contract with option to renew for a further two years at no increase in annual cost at a total value of the contract of £19,100, which can be met from existing training budgets.
· for the purchasing the system from Learning Pool through the GCloud framework agreement.
· to deal with the procurement under the exemptions to contract procedures contained within the Financial Regulations and Financial Procedure Rules 6.1 on the grounds that a framework agreement is available that necessitates the council not having to go out to tender and the goods, works and services will still provide the council with best value for money.