Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services providing an account of the negotiations held to date in line with the resolutions of the Executive Board in July 2010, detailing the final outcome of those negotiations and providing a recommendation on a potential way forward based on legal advice obtained by the Council.

Appendices 1 to 5 of the report are designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(5).

Further to Minute No. 34, 21^st July 2010, the Director of Adult Social Services submitted a report providing an account of the negotiations held to date in line with the resolutions of the Executive Board in July 2010 in respect of Neighbourhood Networks, detailing the outcome of those negotiations, whilst also providing a recommendation on a potential way forward based upon legal advice obtained by the Council.

Correspondence received from the solicitors acting on behalf of Leeds Irish Health and Homes had been circulated to Board Members for their consideration prior to the meeting, with separate correspondence from the Chief Executive of the same company being tabled at the meeting.

The report provided details of the equality impact assessment which had been undertaken in respect of the original tendering exercise.

Following consideration of Appendices 1,2,3,4 and 5 to the submitted report, designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(5), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was 

RESOLVED -

(a)  That no contract (advertised under the overall tendering of Neighbourhood Network services in 2009/10) be awarded for the provision of Neighbourhood Network services in relation to those 5 areas of East Leeds specified in this report, namely Burmantofts, South Seacroft, Swarcliffe, Richmond Hill and Crossgates and District.

(b)  That the commencement of a renewed tendering exercise for the provision of Neighbourhood Network services in relation to those areas of East Leeds specified in the submitted report be approved.

(c)  That the tendering exercise be constructed in such a way as to take account of the lessons learnt in the original tender process, the analysis of the current position as set out in confidential Appendix 4 and arising from the specialist legal advice contained within exempt Appendix 3 to the submitted report.

(d)  That it be noted that the services currently being delivered will continue through an extension of existing contracts to 31^st March 2012, pending the outcome of resolutions (b) and (c) above.