Purpose

Procurement to award contract to collect
coronial deceased on behalf of the West London Coronial
Service.

Decision

1.           
To approve that Appendix 1 is not for publication on the basis that
it contains information relating to the financial or business
affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding
that information) under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local
Government Act 1972 and in all the circumstance of the case, the
public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public
interest in disclosing the information and that Appendix 2 is not
for publication on the basis that it contains information in
respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be
maintained in legal proceedings under Paragraph 5 of Schedule 12A
of the Local Government Act 1972 and in all the circumstance of the
case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs
the public interest in disclosing the information.
 
2.           
To approve the award of a contract for the provision of Body
Collection Services to Lodge Brothers Ltd for 5 years from 1st
August 2023 for the sum of £512,625 with an optional
extension for a further two years, bringing the total contract
value to £717,675.