Contracts Awarded Below Committee Approval Threshold
North Lanarkshire Council · 6 September 2022
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Adult Social Work, Care and Wellbeing Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☐ Yes ☒ No Ref CG/JMcK Date 07/09/21 Contracts awarded below Committee approval threshold From Head of Asset and Procurement Solutions E-mail mckinstryj@northlan.gov.uk Telephone James McKinstry 07939 281102 1. Background 1.1 The Councils General Contract Standing Orders (the ‘GCSOs’) outline financial approval thresholds for contracts for goods, works and services. Contract awards above £500,000 for Supplies and Services and above £2,000,000 for Works require approval by the Committee. These contract awards are considered by the Committee on a case-by-case basis. 1.2 Where the value of a contract award is between £50,000 and £500,000 for Supplies and Services and between £500,000 and £2,000,000 for Works, GCSOs require that the Head of Asset and Procurement Solutions award these contracts on behalf of the appropriate Chief Officer. Executive Summary This report notifies the Committee of the contracts awarded between 1 January 2022 and 30 June 2022. It sets out those contracts awarded with a value below the financial threshold requiring Committee approval. Recommendations The Adult Social Work, Care and Wellbeing Committee are: • advised of the Contracts awarded below Committee approval threshold between 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 as per the process within the Council’s General Contract Standing Orders. The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Improve the health and wellbeing of our communities Ambition statement (13) Improve preventative approaches including self-management and giving people information and choice over supports and services
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1.3 The Head of Asset and Procurement Solutions is required to notify Committee on a regular basis of any such contracts awarded on behalf of Procuring Service Areas. 2. Report 2.1 The GCSOs require that contracts in excess of £500,000 for supplies and services and £2,000,000 for works are approved, on a case-by-case basis, by the Committee before award. 2.2 The GCSOs require that contracts with a value above £50,000 but less than £500,000 for Supplies and Services and above £500,000 but less than £2,000,000 for Works are awarded by the Head of Asset and Procurement Solutions on behalf of the appropriate Chief Officer. 2.3 The contracts awarded by the Head of Asset and Procurement Solutions that are under the £500,000 Committee financial approval threshold for Supplies and Services and £2,000,000 for Works in the period from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022 are detailed in Appendix 1. 3. Measures of success 3.1 Contracts support the delivery of Council and service priorities. 3.2 Appointment of contractors who have suitable experience and capability to deliver the required supplies, services or works. 3.3 Contracts awarded by the Council are compliant with GCSOs and procurement legislation. 3.4 The Council’s Contract Register is kept updated by services and management information is comprehensive and accurate. 3.5 Best Value is both demonstrable and achieved. 4. Supporting documentation 4.1 Appendix 1 – Summary of contracts awarded. James McKinstry Head of Asset and Procurement Solutions
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5. Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality-and-fairer- scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☒ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Financial Solutions? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where Financial impacts have been identified, they have been established and addressed in each specific Contract Strategy and incorporated into the project. The Council’s Procurement Strategy proposes methods of maximising the delivery of procurement benefits that could bring improved financial return to the Council and the areas wider economy. Certain benefits have a monetary value attached and these will be monitored on a project-by-project basis. 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People and Organisational Development? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where HR impacts have been identified, they have been established and addressed in each specific Contract Strategy and incorporated into the project. Contracts awarded by the Council are compliant with GCSOs and procurement legislation. 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic Solutions? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where Legal impacts have been identified, they have been established and addressed in each specific Contract Strategy and incorporated into the project. Contracts awarded by the Council are compliant with GCSOs and procurement
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legislation. 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☒ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for technology, has an assessment been carried out (or scheduled) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☒ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Sustainable procurement is one of the key objectives of the Council’s Procurement Strategy and will have a positive impact, including, embedding sustainable procurement as business as usual and incorporating community benefits into the Councils contracts. Supporting local businesses and SMEs through closer working with colleagues in the Council’s Enterprise department and by making our processes more streamlined and accessible. Where Environmental/Carbon impacts have been identified, they have been established and addressed in each specific Contract Strategy and incorporated into the project. 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed? Where Risk impacts have been identified, they have been established and addressed in each specific Contract Strategy and incorporated into the project.
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Contract award procedures may be susceptible to legal challenge if they are not discharged in accordance with GCSO and procurement legislation.
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APPENDIX 1 Contract Description Contract Award Date Contract Start Date Contract End Date Contract Extension Contract Value (inc extension) (£s) Pre- Procurement Estimate (£’s) Successful Tenderer Supplies Services Works No of Tenders Received Route* Post Diagnostic Dementia Support 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 31/03/2024 N/A £194,000.00 £194,000.00 Alzheimer Scotland Services 1 DAH&SC* Distress Brief Intervention 01/04/2022 01/04/2022 31/03/2024 N/A £470,600.00 £470,600.00 Lifelink Services 1 DAH&SC* *Legislation allows for Direct Award due to the sensitive and specialist area of work. This conforms with the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and the Procurement Scotland Regulations 2016 for Health and Social Related Services and Scottish Government guidance. Key – Procurement Route CO - Contract Open Procedure CR - Contract Restricted Procedure FO - Framework Open Procedure FR - Framework Restricted Procedures FMCC - Mini Comp Council Framework FMC3 - Mini Comp 3rd Party Framework DAFC - Direct Award Council Framework DAF3 - Direct Award 3rd Party Framework DAH&SC - Direct Award Health & Social Care Related Services
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N - Negotiated Contract EXT - Extension to Contract/Framewor
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