Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services)

(Note: this item includes information ‘not for publication’ contained within its appendix that has been circulated to executive councillors only)

The report sets out the results of a review of the current arrangements for property services and consideration of the proposed future delivery to meet the Council’s corporate priorities, including the outcome of the procurement review.

The Executive is asked to:

·         delegate to the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services to enter into the strategic partnership and make any other ancillary decisions and legal agreements with organisation ‘A’ as identified in the Confidential Appendix attached to the report

·         delegate to the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services authority to enter into the new strategic partnership that meets the Council’s priorities, allow best value and wider change to be delivered from the property assets.

Officer contact: Murray Carr, 0161 474 3649, murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider the results of a review of the current arrangements for the delivery of the Council’s property services, and proposals for the future delivery to meet the Council’s corporate priorities. The report also set out the outcome of the procurement review.

(Note: this item included information ‘not for publication’ contained within its appendix that had been circulated to executive councillors only)

RESOLVED - That

·         the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services be authorised to enter into the strategic partnership for the delivery of property services and make any other ancillary decisions and legal agreements with organisation ‘A’ as identified in the Confidential Appendix attached to the report

·         the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services be authorised to enter into the new strategic partnership that meets the Council’s priorities, allows best value and wider change to be delivered from the property assets.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services.

The report invites the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposed recommendations to the Executive to be submitted to its meeting on 16 July 2013 concerning the Review of Property Services.

The report outlines the outcomes of the recently undertaken procurement of new arrangements for property services taking into account the strategic context for the transformation of local authority estates.  The report sets out the outcomes of the procurement and the recommendations for the future provision of property services to the Council.

The Scrutiny is invited is asked to note the report and to make any comments prior to consideration by the Executive on the 16^th July 2013.

Officer contact Murray Carr on telephone number 0161 474 3649 or alternatively email murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the outcomes of the recently undertaken procurement of new arrangements for property services taking into account the strategic context for the transformation of local authority estates.  The report set out the outcomes of the procurement and the recommendations for the future provision of property services to the Council.

A copy of a letter from UNISON together with the response sent by the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services was tabled at the meeting.

It was reported that the Executive would consider the report at its meeting on 16 July 2013.

(NOTE: the report included exempt information ‘not for publication’ contained in a confidential appendix that had been circulated to members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         The deployment of existing NPS staff when they are transferred to the new property provider and whether they would work exclusively on Stockport Council projects

·         The views of UNISON in relation to the future arrangements for property services.

·         The matrix behind the evaluation scores.

·         The lack of information in the confidential appendix regarding the evaluations of the bidders made it difficult for the Scrutiny Committee to comment in detail on the recommendation.

·         The arrangements for conflict resolution between the council and the new property provider.

·         The need for a comprehensive review of the Council’s assets.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.