To consider a report of the Executive Member for Communities and Partnerships.

[NOTE: A related report is to be considered in Part I of this agenda.]

Further to the report considered in Part I of the agenda, the Executive Member for Communities and Partnerships submitted a report which provided Members with details of the engagement a preferred service delivery partner. In discussion, Members noted the limited nature of the current market for providers; and the potential for this to change over time. All associated formal resolutions are set out in the Minutes of Part I of the meeting.