To enable Southend City Council to continue to maintain its CCTV infrastructure to award to the preferred supplier, outlined in the Confidential Part 2 Appendix, with a contract length of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

The above recommendation will not only ensure that a compliant contract is in place but based on the options explored in section 5 of this report, the proposed award also demonstrates best value to the Council.