Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

A     Approved, subject to formal contract, a building cleaning contract with HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd (HTS) for a period of three years with an option, at the sole discretion of the Council, to break the contract at the end of year one by giving no less than four months’ notice subject to agreement of the terms and conditions and;

i)              The conclusion of mandatory formal consultation with the transferee’s existing employees and confirmation that HTS will provide pension protection which is the same as, broadly comparable or better than those they had the right to acquire prior to the transfer and;

ii)             Clarification on the final cost of the new services taking into account the matters above.

B     Granted delegated authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council to make the necessary legal and financial arrangements to award the contract.