Purpose

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals
relating to a short-term direct award contract and the procurement
of a long-term contract for the provision of reactive and planned street lighting maintenance
services.

Content

Cabinet resolved to:
 
(i)  Agree
the direct award of a short-term, maximum nine-month contract with
Volker Highways Ltd for the provision of reactive and planned
street lighting maintenance services on the same terms and
conditions as the previous contract, including historic defined
Social Value outcomes as stipulated in the original contract award,
the Living Wage commitments and the Net Zero Carbon Target and
Sustainability outcomes as defined in the report;
 
(ii)  Agree the
procurement of a new five year, with a two-year extension option,
contract for the provision of reactive and planned street lighting
maintenance services, secured through competitive tendering,
complete with a commitment to the Council’s Social Values
Policy and requirements in accordance with the strategy set out in
the report; and
 
(iii)  Delegate authority
to the Strategic Director, My Place, in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Climate Change, the Strategic
Director, Resources and the Head of Legal, to conduct the
procurement and award and enter into the contracts and all other
necessary or ancillary agreements to fully implement and effect the
proposals.