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.