Issue - items at meetings - Award of On-Street Parking Management Contract

Report of the Strategic Director, Place (copy attached).

That Transport Committee authorises the Strategic Director Place to approve the award of the on-street Parking Management Contract to the preferred bidder for a three year duration with option to extend for two years plus a further option to extend for a further two years, in line with the recommendations of the Tender Evaluation Report produced by the evaluation team.

66.1         The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director, Place that requested approval for the award of the on-street Parking Management Contract to the preferred bidder for a three year duration with the option to extend for a two years plus a further option to extend for an additional two years.

66.2         Councillor Janio asked if the three tenderers had applied to the same criteria, in particular with regard to the movement of staff.

66.3         The Head of Transport Operations confirmed that this had been the case.

66.4         Councillor Morgan noted his concern that the Committee were considering financial, contractual information and that it perhaps should have done so in private session. Councillor Morgan noted that there was only one tenderer which he believed demonstrated that outsourcing of contracts was not as effective as often claimed. Councillor Morgan stated that he could not support the recommendations on this basis.

66.5         The Acting Assistant Head of Law clarified that there was no information contained within the report to merit consideration being held in confidential session. She added that there was a conscious effort on behalf of the authority to restrict reports where absolutely necessary.

66.6         RESOLVED- That Transport Committee authorises the Strategic Director Place to approve the award of the on-street Parking Management Contract to the preferred bidder for a three year duration with option to extend for two years plus a further option to extend for a further two years, in line with the recommendations of the Tender Evaluation Report produced by the evaluation team.