Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet:-

(a)          Note the feedback from the Pre-Engagement process with potential partners/suppliers;

(b)          Approve the Procurement approach and contract structure, including the capped Framework Limit;

(c)          Authorise the commencement of the procurement process and delegate authority to the Chief Executive to award the contract in consultation with the Leader and appropriate senior officers;

(d)          Approve the proposed governance including the establishment of a Cabinet Working Group to provide oversight of the programme;

(e)          Approve the funding proposals as set out in section 39 a to b of the report; and

(f)           Approve the acceleration of the adoption of Bournemouth Town Hall Campus as the BCP Council Civic Centre and administrative hub.

RECOMMENDED that Council:-

(g)          Approve the budget set out in Appendix 1b of the report; and

(h)          Approve the funding proposals as set out in section 38 a to c of the report.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Leader

Reasons

To approve the budget and procurement approach required to successfully deliver the BCP Council Transformation Strategy adopted by Cabinet in November 2019 and to approve a short term shift in the Estates & Accommodation Strategy in light of the impact on ways of working by the Coronavirus/ Covid-19 crisis.