The Corporate Director Resources submitted a report seeking approval to offer a renewed contact to PR Chauffeuring Services Ltd for the provision of the Mayor’s chauffeur and attendant service.
Decision
The Resources Portfolio Holder agreed that
· an exemption to the Council’s Financial Regulation’s and Procedure Rules be applied to enable the offer of a renewed contract on the grounds that the ‘goods and services provided are of a specialised nature carried out by only one or a limited number of firms with no reasonable satisfactory alternative available’.
· a renewed contract be offered to PR Chauffeuring Services Ltd for a period from the 1 July 2021 for three years, until 30 June 2024, with the option to extend for up to an additional two years.