Decisions

Please see full details attached with the Officer Decision Record form

Approval has been granted from the Joint Commissioning Management Board to use non-recurrent BCF funds to establish a short term design team constituted of five individuals from the Voluntary, Community and Faith (VCF) Sector.

Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 local authorities have the responsibility to protect the health of their resident population. Part of this Health Protection function is Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

To tender and award of contract for the provision of Infection Prevention and Control Service in the wider community of Doncaster. The contract value of £217,800.

The items of plant have been identified as required immediately, prior and outside the current Fleet Replacement Programme which is being prepared for Cabinet. The replacement of these large plant items is critical to front line delivery, and they have now exceeded their life expectancy, and are proving unreliable and uneconomic to repair.
User sections have/will have to hire in machines to cover critical services of replacements are not purchased. Hiring in is not cost effective to the authority.

To procure x 3 items of plant with funding from IMF
x 1 loading shovel - Gritting Operations approx £110,000
x 1 Telescopic handler - Stores/Gritting Operations approx £52,000
x 1 Mini Excavator - Cemeteries approx £30,000 (stolen)
Total Spend Circa £192,000

In March 2018, and ODR was authorised to carry out a full open OJEU procurement exercise in accordance with both the Public Contract Regulations and the Council's Contract Procedure Rules. After considering the submissions received upon conclusion of this process, the Council has taken the decision not to award as it was neither expedient nor in the public interest given the nature of the tenders received.

Our current contract expired on 27 July 2018 and the current spend is off contract.

As Doncaster Council is a founding member of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, we qualify for a percentage rebate on all contracts procured through their frameworks.

The YPO Framework, 571 offers the Council a compliant route to market and will allow the Council to utilise economies of scale and by doing so securing best value.

To navigate the Council's Domestic and Commercial Plumbing and Heating Materials spend through the YPO framework to ensure compliance, best value and locality.

Sale of land at Leach Lane, Mexborough

To approve the sale of land at Leach Lane, Mexborough by way of an option agreement.