Councillor Kirk Harrison

The Executive of North Northamptonshire Council decided on 09/06/2026 to approve an open market procurement approach for specialist electoral print and mailing services until 31 March 2032, with a contract structure of 3+1+1 years. The Corporate Director of Law and Governance & Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance, Efficiency and Change, was authorised to procure and award the necessary contracts. This decision includes seeking suppliers who demonstrate energy-efficient hosting and sustainable service delivery.

The Executive of North Northamptonshire Council decided on 09/06/2026 to approve grant funding up to £1.2 million for ten electric buses and associated depot infrastructure. Authority was delegated to the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Member for Highways and Travel to enter into a funding agreement, and to the Executive Director of Place, following consultation with Legal and Finance, to approve the execution and sealing of that agreement.

The Executive of North Northamptonshire Council approved the Care Quality Commission Improvement Plan on 09/06/2026. The council will submit this plan to the Department of Health and Social Care and support the development of an Adult Social Care Improvement Board. The plan includes actions to launch a single point of access for adult social care, create a consolidated Safeguarding Adults team, and embed AI tools to improve efficiency.

The Executive of North Northamptonshire Council decided on 09/06/2026 to approve recommendations regarding the Finance and Performance Report. The Executive noted the council's draft outturn position for 2025/26, including a General Fund overspend of £13.775m and a Dedicated Schools Grant deficit of £21.784m. They also approved transfers to and from General Fund reserves totalling £13.365m and £13.079m respectively, and the use of smoothing reserves to fund the General Fund outturn. Authority was delegated to the Executive Director of Finance to make non-material changes to the draft outturn and to review and realign reserves.

The Executive of North Northamptonshire Council decided to delegate authority to the Executive Director for Adults, Health Partnerships and Housing, in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing, Health and Leisure, to procure, negotiate, award, and enter into contracts for the supply of parts and materials for the Housing Maintenance and Development Service. This decision was made on 09/06/2026. The decision includes plans to use an external framework via mini-competition or compliant direct award, and to explore a Managed Solutions model for stock management.