Decision details

RESOLVED:

1.    That a call off contract be awarded to CDS for two years from 1 August 2018 with the option to extend for two periods of one year. Over the maximum term of the call off contract (4 years), the anticipated value was £1.5m (approximately £375,000 per annum).

2.    That the Council would work with CDS over the life of the call off contract to look at ways to standardise, rationalise and aggregate the Council’s printing requirements, to reduce costs. In some areas the Council would also look to reduce and remove elements of the printed business stationery.

Reasons for Decision:

The current contract was due to expire on 31 July 2018.  As there was an ongoing need to deliver these services, a new call off contract had been procured through a national framework.

A thorough evaluation process had identified awarding the call off contract to CDS would provide the Council with the best value for money.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Corporate Overview Select Committee]