Decision details

To discontinue the procurement procedure for provision of a Recruitment Administration System

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Technology

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To discontinue the procurement procedure for provision of a Recruitment Administration system.

Reasons for the decision:

The Council has reviewed the specification and has identified that the specification is unlikely to meet the Council’s changing needs.

For the purposes of this decision note ‘discontinuing’ the procurement is legally entitled ‘abandonment of a procurement’ and is considered to be one and the same.

Alternative options considered:

Continue with the procurement procedure but risk that the contract does not meet the needs of the Council. For this reason continuing with the procurement was not considered viable as it is essential that the contract meets the Council’s requirements.

Publication date: 23/07/2025

Date of decision: 18/07/2025