Purpose

This falls within the Chief Executive’s powers as
Designated Officer to exercise General Delegation (as set out in
the Constitution1) Section G2 1.1, ‘To exercise any
functions, powers and duties of the Council to secure the effective
management of their service areas including the authorisation of
any procedures or contracts within the framework of Financial
Procedure Rules and Contract Standing Orders, and taking and
implementing decisions to maintain the operational effectiveness of
their service areas where these fall within a policy decision made
by the Council or Cabinet.’

Decision

1.   
The contract for the
supply of a Business Analyst to support process redesign work as
part of EHME Employee Lifecycle project within the ARC
transformation programme is awarded to Red Quadrant.

2.   
The total contract
value of £42,600 is approved.

3.   
Release of funding has
been approved by the S151 Officer following receipt of a business
case to the Strategy Board on 27 November 2025.