Decision details

In respect of the provision of the Council’s Data Network Hardware provision and support and maintenance, the Chief Digital and Information Officer approved the waiver of Contract Procedure Rules (CPR’s) 8.1 and 8.2 award a new contract to BT IT Services Ltd (BT ITS) for the sum of £27,565.86. The contract shall commence on 1st April 2020 and expire on 30 June 2020 (3 months).

This approval will be utilising Regulation 72 1) (f) para. 5 (a) and (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Modification of contracts during their term) as (a) it is below the PCR threshold (Reg 5) for goods and services awarded by awarded by sub-central contracting authorities; and (b) the variation value is below 10% of the initial contract value for service and supply contracts.

A separate Key Decision, subject to call-in, will be taken to approve the procurement of a new contract in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, as the total contract value is estimated to be around £3 million pounds over 4 years. The new contract will be for the delivery of Data Network Hardware, maintenance and support from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2023 with an option to extend for a further 12 months until 30th June 2024.