The Board:
(i) Approved the strategy set out in the report for the procurement of the public health primary care contracts identified in Section 3.1 of the report;
(ii) Waived the requirement to conduct a competitive procurement exercise for the said contracts, in accordance with Contract Rule 6.6.8; and
(iii) Delegated authority to the Lead Divisional Director of Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Director of Public Health, Head of Legal Services and the Strategic Director of Finance to award the Public Health Service Contracts, as set out in section 3.1 of the report, to the 40 General Practices (GPs) and 38 Community Pharmacies (CPs) for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018, with the option to extend for a further one year period,in accordance with the strategy set out in this report.