It is resolved that:
(A) Council approve an exemption from tender in accordance with section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 to extend the duration of the existing contract to 2 July 2023 on the terms set out in Confidential Attachment A to the subject report, for the management of the City’s Catering Services, by reason of extenuating circumstances, noting that a satisfactory result for the City would not be achieved by inviting tenders at this time;
(B) Council note the reason that a satisfactory result for the City would not be achieved by inviting tenders is the high levels of uncertainty and risk in the market as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which will not result in value for money;
(C) Council note that the financial arrangements under the existing contract were temporarily modified by the Chief Executive Officer in 2020 in accordance with the City's Covid-19 recovery response to accommodate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as further detailed in Confidential Attachment A to the subject report;
(D) Council approve a variation to the contract for Catering Services to vary the financial arrangements as further detailed in Confidential Attachment A to the subject report for the period 1July 2020 until 2 July 2023; and
(E) authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to finalise negotiations and enter into any necessary documentation to give effect to the resolutions above.
Carried unanimously.
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