RESOLVED:

1.    That the award of the contracts for Multiple Apprenticeship Standards across Lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 & 12 to Suppliers E, H, J, K, N, O, Q, S, AB, AD, AE, AF, AH & AK, on an initial 3 year term from 31 March 2021, with extension provisions of up to a further 1 year be approved. The identities of the preferred and unsuccessful bidders are set out in Appendix A to the Cabinet report. The contract values for the proposed term are set out in Appendix D.

2.    That the authority to exercise the extension provision is delegated to the Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, and subject to continued funding and satisfactory supplier performance.