Cllr Mark Harris

The Cabinet decided to approve the direct award of a call-off contract for system maintenance and support services for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service's Vision5 and Integrated Communication Control Systems. This decision was made on 22/07/2026. The contract will be awarded to NEC Software Solutions UK Limited for a period of five years.

The Deputy Leader - Finance, Assets & Transformation approved a modification to the Minor Reactive Works and Statutory Servicing Framework Agreement on 21/07/2026. This modification increases the agreement's value from £5.6 million to £8.1 million to allow ongoing statutory servicing and reactive minor works to continue. Authority was delegated to the Interim Assistant Director – Asset Management and Property Services to manage the existing framework agreement.

The Cabinet decided to approve the Youth Justice Plan 2026-27 on 22/07/2026. The plan was recommended for adoption by the Council as part of its Budget & Policy Framework. The decision included incorporating eleven recommendations from an HM Inspectorate of Probation inspection into the Youth Justice Plan and an improvement plan.

The Cabinet decided to approve and adopt the Property Maintenance Strategy 2026-2029 on 22/07/2026. Authority was delegated to the Assistant Director of Asset Management and Property Services to implement the strategy. The decision included approving the strategy's approach to maintaining the council's property portfolio in a cost-effective, compliant, and sustainable way.

The Director of Children's Services decided on 16/06/2026 to appoint preferred tenderers to a new multi-supplier open framework agreement for supported accommodation for 16 & 17 year old looked after children and care leavers. The framework will allow for the admission of new suppliers and the procurement of call-off contracts for supported accommodation services.

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and Transformation decided on 21/07/2026 to approve a modification to increase the value of the Minor Reactive Works and Statutory Servicing Framework Agreement from £5.6 million to £8.1 million. This will enable the variation of call-off contracts for ongoing statutory servicing and reactive minor works until a new framework commences.

The Interim Assistant Director of Asset Management & Property Services decided on 12/06/2026 to award a works contract to Snape Contracting for the supply of an additional bedroom to a private homeowner's property as part of a pilot project to support foster carers. The contract has a maximum cost of £115,200 and works are expected to be completed before the end of 2026.