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Salford City Council
– Record of Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member for Finance and
Support Services and chairman of the Procurement Board, accept the
recommendation of the Procurement Board and in exercise of the
powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby:
 

approve the appointment of Coating Services
Limited, subject to Salford City Council obtaining the necessary
approval to carry out refurbishment works on the bridge asset,
which is owned and maintained by Network Rail,
approve the creation
of a purchase order to Coating Services Limited, to the value of
£198,400.00 which will enable payments to be made to the
contractor,
approve the
utilisation of the £10,000 risk allowance budget towards
associated project delivery spends,

Detail required

Answers

Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

East
Ordsall Bridge Refurbishment Scheme

Procurement Reference numbers (DN and CR number
supplied by Procurement)

S1232-101

Name of Successful Contractor

Coating
Services Limited

Supplier Registration Number

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

3852483

Proclass Classification No.
(to be completed by procurement)

391200

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

Private
Limited Company

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by
Procurement)

SME

Contract Value (£)

£
198,400.00

Total contract value £ (including
extensions)

£ 233,518.40 / full project

Contract Duration

Approx. 10
weeks

Contract Start Date

18/08/2025

Contract End Date

24/10/2025

Optional Extension Period 1

N/A

Optional Extension Period 2

N/A

Who will approve each Extension Period?

Procurement
Board (extension > £150k)

Contact Officer (Name & number)

Michael
Jolley

as detailed in the table below:

 

 

Lead Service Group

Place

How the contract was procured?
(to be supplied by
procurement)

PSR Competitive Process

Framework Details (where
applicable)
(procurement body, framework reference & title,
start/ end date

Technical and Highways Works Framework Lot 4 –
Structures and Bridges
 

Funding Source

Section 106 Contribution, UKSPF
&
2025/26 Capital
Programme

Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s Employment
Charter

Yes
 

EC: Committed to sign The Mayor’s Employment
Charter

No
 
 

EC: Committed to the principles outlined in the
Mayor’s Employment charter

No
 

EC: Accredited Living Wage
Employer

Yes
 

EC: Committed to becoming Accredited Living wage
Employer

No
 

 
The Reasons
are:
The existing railway bridge
underpass has been identified as having a detrimental effect on the
surrounding environment. The proposed refurbishment works aim to
enhance the local environmental quality and improve the perceived
safety for non-motorised road users.
 
Options considered and rejected
were: None.
 
Assessment of
Risk: Low
·        
Developers can seek to legally challenge the city council to claim
back Section 106 monies if not used in accordance with the terms of
the relevant Section 106 agreement.
 
·        
The Contractor and Salford City Council’s Engineering and
Landscape Design Structures team are experienced in undertaking
similar refurbishment schemes.
 
The source of
funding includes:
·        
Section 106 contributions.
·        
UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) from the Islington Linear Park
Wayfinding and Art Installation project.
·        
2025/26 Capital Programme.
 
Legal Advice obtained: Yes – received from Tony Hatton,
Principal Solicitor.
 
Financial Advice obtained: Yes – received from
Anthony Rigby, Senior Accountant.
 
Procurement Advice obtained: Yes
– received from Heather Stanton, Category Manager.
 
Climate Change Implications obtained:
Yes, received from Michael Hemingway, Principal Officer Climate
Change.
 
Contact
Officer: Anene
Chiegboka
Telephone number: 07741 550571
 
 
Signed:   Cllr J YOUD 
       Dated:
     14 July 2025                                
                 .
           
    Lead Member
 
 
*          
This decision was published on 15 July 2025
*          
This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 22 July
2025 unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.