Purpose

In April 2022 the Government
confirmed that the County Council would be awarded c. £17.4m
to deliver some of the ambitions in its
Bus Services Improvement Plan.
 
The ambitions will be delivered
through a new
Enhanced Partnership with the local bus companies.  The work will also require collaboration with
other partners including borough and district councils.
The funding is available until
31 March 2025 by when the ambitions must be delivered.
 
In January 2023, the Cabinet
Member for Highways and Transport
approved the capital and revenue budgets for the delivery of
ambitions in the Enhanced Partnership Spending Plan and delegated
authority to the Assistant Director (Highways, Transport and
Planning) to undertake the procurement process and award contracts
for the capital projects and for revenue expenditure.
 
The procurement processes are
underway and, upon their conclusion, the
Assistant Director (Highways, Transport and Planning) will be asked
to award the contracts for the various schemes.
 

Decision

The Assistant Director (Highways, Transport
and Planning) has approved the award of contract (total value
£618,356) to Landbuild Ltd. to
deliver the Manor Royal Bus Lane Extension Phase 3 works using the
County Council’s framework – Lot 6 Infrastructure
Improvements.