Decision - The Procurement of Services: Absence Management

REOLVED:

(1)      That the procurement of attendance management services via a joint procurement procedure with East Sussex County Council (ESCC) be approved; and

(2)      That delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director – Human Resources and Organisational Development to take all necessary steps to:

(i)   Procure and award a contract for absence management services with a term of three (3) years; and

(ii)   Approve an extension(s) to the contract referred to in 2.2(i) above for a period of up to two years following the initial three-year term, subject to satisfactory performance by the provider.