Purpose

The procurement exercise has been completed
and the Council will appoint Flowbird Smart City UK at a contract
value of approx. £506k (which is a combined value for GBC and
WBC, GBC portion approx. £188,600k, as breakdown shows below,
which is well under the approved £250k).
 

Reasons for the decision

The existing P&D car park
payment equipment is end of life and the maintenance, upkeep and
the availability of spares is becoming increasingly problematic.
Replacement equipment will allow for the introduction of a modern,
ticketless system providing an improved service to customers,
greater opportunities to future-proof payment provision and offer
flexibility to maximise income generation, better business
intelligence and reduced maintenance issues.
 
A new supplier has been found
through the Procurement/Framework route and next steps are to issue
a new contract to that supplier.

Alternative options considered

The new supplier has been found
through the Procurement/Framework route.