The Board:
(i) Waived the requirement to tender, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules; and
(ii) Delegated authority to the Corporate Director for Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Director of Public Health, Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to approve:
(a) The direct award of a one year contract, for the period 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016, with the option to extend for a further two year period on an annual basis, to Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) for the provision of an Integrated Sexual Health Service; and
(b) A six month contract extension to Terrence Higgins Trust, for the period 1 October 2015 to 31 March 2016, to cover the notice period for the provision of the Chlamydia Screening Coordination Service, in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.