Councillor Peter John having declared a non-pecuniary interest withdrew from the meeting during the consideration of this item.
RESOLVED:
1. That it be noted that the evaluation criteria were amended for the reasons set out in paragraphs 27-28 of the report.
2. That the award of the Southwark Solicitors’ Framework to the providers listed in Appendix 1 of the report for a period of four years commencing on 23 July 2018 with a maximum value of £25 million if used by all the organisations mentioned in paragraph 5 of the report including Southwark be approved.
3. That Southwark’s use of this framework at an estimated total spend of £9 million for the four year period with an estimated annual spend of £2.25 million be approved.