Decision details
Parking Procurement
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decisions:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Interim Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) presenting the outcomes of the invitation to Tender (ITT) process for the Parking Enforcement Services Contract Lot 1 and the Cashless Parking and Parking Permits System Contract Lot 2 and sought approval to award the Parking Enforcement Services contract (Lot 1) following the ITT process to the successful bidder and the direct award through a procurement framework agreement for the award of the Lot 2 Contract.
Resolved:
1. That the contract be awarded to Provider A; this being the successful bidder for the Lot 1 Contract for a seven-year period with the option to extend up to a further 3 years at the Council’s discretion.
2. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) to liaise with Legal Services to finalise the required contract documentation and contract sealing for the Lot 1 Contract.
3. That a permanent budget increase of £300k per annum for the Lot 1 contract commencing April 2023 and that this be included as part of the 2023/24 budget setting process, be approved.
4. That one off implementation costs of £198k for the new contract funded by the Business Transformation Reserve, be approved.
5. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) to procure the services for Lot 2 Contract by way of direct award via a Framework Agreement, subject to the appropriate operating budget being in place.
Other Options:
As set out in the submitted report.
Reasons for Decisions:
As set out in the submitted report.
Note: this is an Executive Function
Called-in to: Place Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Wakefield
Publication date: 29/07/2022
Date of decision: 26/07/2022
Decided at meeting: 26/07/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 05/08/2022
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Tony Cox who writes for consideration by the Place Scrutiny Committee"
- Councillor Meg Davidson who writes for consideration by the Place Scrutiny Committee"