Purpose

This report concerns the award of contract for
roadside infrastructure improvements to include bus shelters, bus
stop improvements and improved bus network information across West
Sussex to support the delivery of the County Council’s Bus
Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). 
In April 2022, the Department for Transport
(DfT) awarded West Sussex County Council (WSCC) c. £17.4m to
deliver some of the ambitions in its
Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP).  The BSIP grant is available until 30 September
2025 for capital funding and 31 March 2026 for revenue funding, by
when the ambitions will have to be delivered.
 
In January 2023, the Cabinet Member for
Highways and Transport approved a
Bus Services Improvement Plan/Enhanced Partnership Spending
Plan.
 
To support delivery of the projects identified
in the
BSIP spend plan, a joint procurement exercise was undertaken in
January 2023 with East Sussex County Council (ESCC) as the lead
procuring authority. 

Decision

The Assistant Director (Highways, Transport
and Planning)has approved the award of the Bus Stop Enhancements
contract to Externiture Limited up to the value of £0.6m for
roadside infrastructure improvements from 1 November 2024 to 31
March 2025 with an option to extend the contract by up to three
years.