Agenda and minutes

The following item is likely to be considered in the absence of the press and public as being exempt under Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended March 2006 – information relates to finance and business affairs).

Resolved:- That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended (information relating to the financial/business affairs of any person (including the Council)).

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Team Manager (Transportation and Highways Projects), concerning a proposed new contract to provide improved communications and lower rental charges to some of the Borough’s Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. Authorisation was also being sought for an exemption from standing order 48 (requirement to invite three written tenders for a contract with an estimated value of over £50,000).

Resolved:- (1) That the report be received and its contents noted.

(2) That exemption from the provisions of standing order 48 (requirement to invite three tenders for a contract with an estimated value of more than £50,000) be approved and that a new contract be entered into with Virgin Media, for a period of five years, as detailed in the report now submitted, to ensure a robust CCTV service is provided.

(nb: subsequent to this meeting and in view of the need to incur expenditure during the 2013/2014 financial year, The Mayor gave the necessary authorisation to exempt this decision from the Council’s call-in procedure)