Issue - items at meetings - Staff & Civic Catering Contract

Report of the Director of Children’s Services (copy attached).

1.     That Cabinet approves the tendering for a revised Staff and Civic catering contract to commence on 1 November 2009.

2.     That Cabinet delegates authority to confirm the award of the contract is given to the Director of Children’s Services, within whose Department the contract is managed.

212.1         The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Children’s Services concerning permission to tender for the provision of catering services for civic meetings, events and staff at several of the council’s buildings (for copy see minute book).

212.2         In response to questions from Councillor Randall, Councillor Brown confirmed that the Full Council had agreed to make both bottled water and tap water available from dispensers, and that input from councillors in the tendering process would be welcomed.

212.3         RESOLVED - That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations:

(1)       That the tendering for a revised Staff and Civic catering contract to commence on 1 November 2009 be approved.

(2)       That delegated authority to confirm the award of the contract be given to the Director of Children’s Services, within whose Department the contract is managed.