Decision Maker: CABINET
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
RESOLVED:
That Cabinet extend the contract with SSSI Associates Ltd and Jon Durbin Associates Ltd (now part of Capita Symonds) until August 1st 2010.
Reasons for decision
Cabinet considered this report because SSSI Associates Ltd and Jon Durbin Associates Ltd currently work to a high standard of service and fulfill their contractual agreement to the council. Both consultancies deal with small scale applications including householder applications, certificates of lawfulness, small scale residential development, residential extensions and adverts.
Alternative options considered and rejected
Cabinet considered a re-tender of the service and to bring the service back in-house. These options were not accepted.
Officers to action:
Patsy Christian and Aileen Carlisle, Planning & Community Services
Exempt Information
This report was included in Part II as it contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it (exempt information under paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 as amended.
Publication date: 17/07/2009
Date of decision: 16/07/2009
Decided at meeting: 16/07/2009 - CABINET
Effective from: 25/07/2009