That:

(a)         the 2021/22 cleaning, planned and reactive maintenance budget of  £1,927,791 be approved and allocated between maintenance and cleaning undertakings as follows and as set out in appendix B:

·        £1,364,791 on maintenance undertakings;

·        £563,000 on cleaning undertakings;

(b)         the assistant director for technical services be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the above recommendation and spend within the approved budgets including realigning budget between maintenance and cleaning undertakings; and

(c)           the building maintenance, cleaning undertakings and small works are delivered through the authorised building maintenance and cleaning services provider (as set out in para 11 of this report).