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Minutes:
Matter for
Decision
The report summarised proposals for the re-location of the materials stores
service from Mill Road Depot in preparation for plans to vacate and dispose of
the site by 2017.
Decision
of the Leader
i.
Approved the proposal to invite competitive tenders (market
testing) for the possible future provision of a stores service by external
providers.
ii.
Authorised the Director of Customer and Community Services to
agree, following consultation with the Executive Councillor, the Director of
Business Transformation, Chair, Spokes of the Committee, to new arrangements
for a relocated Stores Service based upon the outcome of a full cost / quality
comparison between a retained in-house service and the results of formal market
testing.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Estates and Facilities.
Mr Kevin Roberts addressed the Committee and made the following points
on behalf of GMB:
i.
A full value for money report should be undertaken
but the timescales did not permit this.
ii.
The consideration of the new location should be
done as part of the accommodation strategy.
iii.
Members of the GMB were concerned at the language
used within the Committee report as it seemed to promote and look to
outsourcing rather than looking at in-house options.
iv.
The number of changes to managers in the service had,
allowed the service to become old fashioned.
v.
Wanted to make sure that there was a level playing
field for GMB members.
The Committee made the following comments in response to the report:
The outsourcing of this service was not a foregone
conclusion, the City Council was looking for the best
deal financially. The advantage of
outsourcing a service was that other people took the risks whereas the
advantage of retaining a service in house was the knowledge of staff.
In response to Members’ questions the Leader said the following:
i.
If there were new ways of working internally this
would be a comparator for an external provider.
ii.
The building maintenance department utilised the
largest area of Mill Road Depot.
iii.
Whichever choice was made, the City Council was
committed to the Building Maintenance Team.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.
The Leader approved the
recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Leader (and any Dispensations
Granted):
Not applicable.