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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Approve release of the new and updated tender specification.
Matter for Decision: To consider the Leisure Management
arrangements for post October 2013.
Decision of
Executive Councillor for Arts, Sport and Public Places
The Executive
Councillor resolved to;
i. Approve
proceeding to the ‘Invitation To Tender’ (ITT) stage and release of contract
specification documentation to the selected companies.
ii. Approve
the proposed principles underpinning the contract
specification highlighted
in sections 4.5-4.7 of the committee report.
iii. Note the timetable for the remainder of
the procurement process outlined in section 4.8 of
the committee report.
Reason for the
Decision:
As per the officer
report
Any alternative
options considered and rejected:
Not Applicable
Scrutiny
Considerations:
The committee received
a report from the Head of Arts and Recreation regarding the Leisure Management
contract.
The committee made
the following comments on the proposed decision.
i. The
improved performance at Parkside was welcomed, however clarification was
requested on the nature of the problems experienced. The Recreation Services
Manager explained that the problems had primarily related to the responsive of
the contractors. It was also noted that a number of the problems had been
addressed by the infrastructure improvements.
ii. Clarification
was requested on the latest position as to whether it would be possible to
include a clause in the contract requiring the payment of the living wage as a
minimum to all staff.
The Executive
Councillor explained that he was very supportive of the suggestion but that the
Council had to satisfy certain legal conditions in order to include it within
the specification. The Head of Legal Services reminded the committee that there
was a legal prohibition on taking “non-commercial considerations” into account
other than in limited circumstances. The Head of Legal Services said that the
Council was taking specialist legal advice on its powers with regard to the
“living wage”. This followed the decision of the Executive Councillor for Customer
Services and Resources in July 2012 to instruct officers to “Report further to
the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee on measures to ensure that future
council contracts pay at least the ‘living wage’.” (Minute 12/44/SR.)
Members were encouraged
to highlight any good practice elsewhere.
The Scrutiny
Committee considered the recommendations and endorsed them by 4 votes to 0.
The Executive
Councillor approved the recommendations
Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any dispensations granted)
N/A
Publication date: 12/12/2012
Date of decision: 11/10/2012