THAT:

(a)        approval be given to extend the payment by results contract with Halo Leisure to deliver physical activity and weight management for people referred via an NHS Health Check as being at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) for a year to 31 March 2018;

(b)        by virtue of this decision report, an exemption to paragraph 4.6.13.2c of the council’s contract procedure rules be granted for the reasons set out in paragraphs 5,6 and 7 of the report below.