Decisions

Hyas Associates have been providing ongoing capacity support to the South West Herts JSP programme since 2021. This has been procured utilising a Certificate of Authorisation with a contract ceiling of £74,999. Looking ahead to the work programme for 2024/25 and 2025/26, this cost ceiling will likely be exceeded within the next two months. Given the desire of the JSP programme team to facilitate continuity of support from Hyas Associates, procurement advice is that the most appropriate route to appointing Hyas Associates to continue to provide this support would be to use the Bloom Consultancy Framework. This framework works on a direct award to Bloom (a NEPO framework) who will coordinate a quote from Hyas Associates to continue to support the JSP programme.

Approval to use Bloom award a contract for to provide Project Management advice and additional resource capacity for a fifteen (15) months period to Hyas Associates

A 6 month extension of Hyas Associates Ltd contract is to be approved to secure external programme resource to support the Hemel Garden Communities programme.

Approved at commercial board 9th Feb.

To authorise the award of a contract for the provision of electronic payment services to the Council for a period of 3 years commencing 1 April 2024.

To authorise the award of a contract for the provision of electronic payment services to the Council to Allpay Ltd for a period of 3 years commencing 1 April 2024.

The proposed contract extension will enable continued delivery of HR and payroll systems for the Council.

To award the contract for the HR and Payroll System (iTrent) for an extended period of 2 years, in line with the extension clause as part of the existing contract. The new end date of the contract will be 27 June 2026.