Decision details
Oldham Library Interior Fit Out Contract Award
PDF 116 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet Member - Culture and Leisure, Deputy Chief Executive -
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report seeks approval to award a contract
to Opening the Book Limited to undertake refurbishment works at
Oldham Library.
Decision:
RESOLVED - That:
Approve a contract award under the Staffordshire County Council
Framework Agreement for Furniture, Lot 3, and for the Council to
enter into a call-off contract with Opening the Book Limited to
undertake refurbished works at Oldham Library. This is funded
through grant monies from the Arts Council Library Improvement
Fund, Round 3. The value of the contract is up to
£205,000.
Reasons for the decision:
Option 1 – Approve a contract award and
for the Council to enter into a Call-Off Contract with Opening the
Book Limited under Lot 3 of the Staffordshire County Council
Framework Agreement for Furniture to undertake library fit-out
works at Oldham Library
Option 2 is do nothing / defer the works. This is not considered a
viable option as we would risk losing the funding to ACE and
reputational damage to the council.
Alternative options considered:
Option 2 is do nothing / defer the works. This
is not considered a viable option as we would risk losing the
funding to ACE and reputational damage to the council.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
none
Contact: Subnum Hariff-Khan, Library and Information Manager Email: subnum.hariff-khan@oldham.gov.uk Email: subnum.hariff-khan@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 20/05/2025
Date of decision: 03/04/2025
Effective from: 27/05/2025
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