Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that:

A    A building cleaning and janitorial services contract is entered into with HTS (Property & Environment) Limited (HTS) for a period of three years commencing on 1 April 2023, subject to agreement of the terms and conditions with an option, at the sole discretion of the Council, to extend the contract for three years; and

             i)        so far as any new sites are concerned, 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 referenced above and any necessary minor adjustments to the Council’s cleaning specification.

B    Delegated authority be given to the Director of Housing, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to finalise the terms and make the necessary legal and financial arrangements.

Councillor Seales left the meeting.

Cabinet received a report to award a contract for corporate cleaning and janitorial services.

Proposed by Councillor James Leppard (seconded by Councillor Michael Hardware) it was:

RESOLVED that:

A    A building cleaning and janitorial services contract is entered into with HTS (Property & Environment) Limited (HTS) for a period of three years commencing on 1 April 2023, subject to agreement of the terms and conditions with an option, at the sole discretion of the Council, to extend the contract for three years; and

                             i)        so far as any new sites are concerned, 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 referenced above and any necessary minor adjustments to the Council’s cleaning specification.

B    Delegated authority be given to the Director of Housing, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to finalise the terms and make the necessary legal and financial arrangements.

Councillor Seales returned to the meeting.