Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Educational Attainment and School Improvement introduced a report on the procurement of a new cashless catering system for use by the Council’s School Catering Service.

The Cabinet Member explained that as well as needing to replace the current software as it would be unsupported from 2019, the new system would enable the Catering Service to operate on a level footing with competitors in anticipation of the launch of the Barking & Dagenham Trading Partnership, which incorporated the Catering Service, from April 2018.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the procurement of a contract for the upgrade of Cashless Catering Hardware and Software and associated support services, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules and the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Commissioning Director for Children’s Care and Support, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Educational Attainment and School Improvement, the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Law and Governance, to award and enter into the contract(s) with the successful bidder.