Purpose

Approval is requested to extend concession licences for 12 months in line with signed agreements and within overall licence periods.

For concession licences that are due to expire on 31st March 2024 and for new sites that have been identified, approval is requested to tender the opportunities and award new licences to the successful bidders. The licence period is 12 months with options to extend for a further 12 months on up to three occasions, subject to performance.

The overall value of the income received through this process (including extensions) has the potential to be over £500k overall.

Decision

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment has approved the decision to

-  extend the concessions licences detailed in Appendix A for a further 12 months. The licences will commence on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2025. The total value of the extensions is £278,925.

-  procure and award licences to those pitches as identified in confidential Appendix A. The licences will commence on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2025 with options to extend (3 x 12 months). It is estimated that the total income received from the new licences could be up to £247k.

-  approve the evaluation methodology in line with Contracts Procedure Rule 3.1.9.