The Chief Officer Strategy and Policy approved
the request to waive Contract Procedure Rules 9.1 and 9.2 and enter
into a one year contract with the option to extend for a further
year with Granicus-Firmstep Limited for their GovDelivery
communications and marketing tool, without seeking competition,
from 28th June 2020 for 12 months with an option to extend for a
further 12 months to 27th June 2022 for the sum of £51,408
per annum.