Purpose

To award a replacement single supplier
Highways Professional Services Contract for a term of 4 years. The
proposed contract will also contain a 2-year extension option
which, if required, will be the subject of a new Cabinet decision
paper at the relevant time.

Decision

Following the conclusion of an options
evaluation exercise in in respect of the Council’s Highways
Professional Services requirements and then conducting a
competitive procurement process for a?replacement Highways
Professional Services Contract;  and having consulted with the
Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Environment, Economy
and Planning, the Chief Finance (s151) Officer and the Monitoring
Officer in accordance with the Cabinet decision dated
15th May 2024: 
? 
DECISION 
 
To award a Highways Professional Services
Contract to the preferred tenderer, namely WSP. The contract will
continue for initial period of 4 years (commencing on
1st April 2025) and include an option to extend its term
for a further period of not more than 2 years.  Any decision
to exercise the above extension option will be the subject of a new
Cabinet decision at the relevant time.