Following consultation with the Leaders of the Political Groups, the Chief Executive agreed emergency approval to the decisions below, which needed to be approved and implemented ahead of the next scheduled Cabinet meeting, in line with powers set out at paragraph 6.6 of Part B of the City Council’s Constitution:
2.1 Noted the contents of this report and:
a) authorised the termination of the agreement with a provider on the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) due to a significant breach of contract described in paragraph 3 below; and
b) authorised the commissioning of an alternative provider using a Dynamic Purchasing System open to public bodies and an escalated procurement timeline.
2.2 Authorised the Director of Education and Skills (or their delegate) in conjunction with the Director of Council Management (or their delegate) and the Assistant Director of Procurement (or their delegate) to:
2.2.1 Agree any award reports associated with the implementation of the recommendations set out above.
2.2.2 Authorise the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to execute any documents to give effect to the above recommendations if required.
North Birmingham Travel (NBT) were named as the provider in question.
NB: THIS DECISION IS NOT SUBJECT TO CALL-IN - paragraph 6.9i of Part B of the Council’s Constitution, Immediate Decision Implementation: “If the interests of the Council are jeopardised unless an executive decision is implemented immediately then the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader (or Deputy Leader in his/her absence) may designate such executive decision as so urgent that its implementation cannot wait until the expiry of the call-in period.”