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(1)That approval be given to extend
the current Water Hygiene Services contract until March 31, 2025,
and delegate authority to the Assistant Director - Legal and
Assurance to enter into or execute any documentation to effect the
extension;
 
(2)That approval be given to
commence a procurement exercise for new Water Hygiene Services
arrangements from April 1, 2025;
 
(3)That subject to the successful
completion of the procurement exercise described in (2), delegated
authority to be given to the Executive Director – Place and
the Executive Director – Finance and transformation, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member Regeneration and
Infrastructure, to accept tenders following the completion of the
procurement exercise and award a contract to the successful
tenderer(s) for the term set out below:-
 
The term of the new
Water Hygiene contract will be 4 years with an option to extend for
a further 1 year to commence on 1st April 2025. The estimated value
of services, required by the Council for the new Water Hygiene
contracts and will consist of 2 lots., is as follows:
 

a.   
Water Hygiene Consultancy (Lot 1) - £300k over 4-year
contract period.
 

b.   
Water Hygiene Monitoring (Lot 2) - £2.5m over 4-year contract
period.
 
(4)That subject to (3) above being
approved, the Assistant Director - Legal and Assurance be
authorised to enter or execute under seal any documentation in
relation to the award of the Water Hygiene Services contracts
and/or other agreements, in consultation with the Executive
Director – Place and the Executive Director - Finance and
Transformation as may be deemed necessary, to give effect to the
proposals.