Decision Maker: Delegated Decisions

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: November 26, 2024

Purpose: To consider approving the re-procurement of Demand Responsive Transport services for 2025.

Content: 1.         That the public and press be excluded from the meeting by virtue of Paragraph 3 (Information relating to the Financial or Business Affairs of the Authority) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 if the contents of the exempt Annex are to be discussed. 2.         That a re-procurement of the demand responsive travel service, via Lot 2 Shared Taxi and Demand responsive service of the CU2688 Local Bus and Shared Taxi and Demand Responsive Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) based on the service criteria set out in exempt Annex C, be agreed.   3.         That the term of contract be an initial two-year period based on the confirmed and available funding, with a further one year extension, subject to new and available funding being confirmed, including any potential relevant Government grant funding. 4.         That authority be delegated to the Director Environment and Property in consultation with Cabinet Member for Resources and Customer Experience, to approve the award of the contract following the competition and evaluation under the DPS, subject to receiving bids within the budget. 5.         That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Property, in consultation with the Cabinet memberfor Resources and Customer Experience, to extend the current contract for up to eight weeks on the current terms (should this be needed for the mobilisation of the new contract), noting that any extension cost will be drawn from the same overall funding pot, reducing the funding available for the potential year of extension (the third year).