Decision Maker: Corporate Director Resources & Section 151 Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
The report or part is not for publication as it contains exempt information of the description in paragraph(s) * of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972
Agreed: that a direct award be approved to the value of £1.48m to Wild Water Cold Storage Ltd for temporary morgue storage at facilities in South East Wales and associated services for a 6-month term.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this decision supports the need for temporary surge morgue capacity and addresses the resulting contractual arrangements.
The following local authorities (Cardiff, Swansea, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Newport, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend and Merthyr) have sought funding from Welsh Government working in collaboration with Cardiff UHB and the Coroners Officer.
The City of Cardiff Council acting as lead on procurement requires a direct award to be made to Wild Water Cold Storage Ltd for a 6-month period to provide temporary morgue facilities at two locations namely Cardiff and Merthyr and provide associated services to the value of c£1.48m.
The direct award is sought under Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Notice PPN 01/20 seeking relief via regulation 32(3)(c) under the Public Procurement Regulations (2015) where :-
Direct award due to absence of competition
Publication date: 07/05/2020
Date of decision: 03/04/2020