Joe Harris - Cllr for Gloucestershire

Cllr Joe Harris

Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Highways

Email: joe.harris@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Council: Gloucestershire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Gloucestershire Police and Crime Panel Cabinet (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 1 of 7

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 20 May 2026 10.00 am

May 20, 2026, 10:00 am
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Wednesday, 13 May 2026 - 10.00 am

May 13, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 22 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 22, 2026, 10:00 am
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Wednesday, 25 March 2026 - 10.00 am

March 25, 2026, 10:00 am
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Wednesday 18 February 2026 10.00 am

The County Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday 18 February 2026 was set to cover a wide range of significant topics, including the adoption of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes the draft budget and council tax precept for 2026/27. Discussions were also scheduled on corporate parenting, the council's constitution, and updates from scrutiny committees and working groups. Additionally, the meeting agenda included the presentation of the Gloucestershire Pension Fund Annual Report for 2024/25.

February 18, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

54 decisions · Page 6 of 11

Procurement and Award of Contracts for the Bus Shelter Advertising and Maintenance Contract

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to delegate authority for a competitive procurement process and subsequent award of a concession contract, lasting up to 20 years, for the supply, installation, maintenance, and advertising on bus shelters and free-standing units within Gloucestershire.

Recommendations Approved

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Proposed arrangements to increase capacity to manage applications

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to approve spending up to £1,000,000 and delegate authority for a competitive procurement process to increase capacity for managing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications.

Recommendations Approved

Adults Improvement Partner

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to support the delivery of Gloucestershire County Council's Adult Social Care transformation programme, the Cabinet approved the procurement of an external improvement partner for consultancy services via a competitive process and delegated authority to award the contract to the preferred tenderer after reviewing a financial case and benefits realisation plan.

Recommendations Approved

Highways Major Projects Construction Framework

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...authority was delegated to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways, to procure a four-year multi-supplier framework agreement for highway construction services, divided into Highways Schemes and Structures and Geotechnical Schemes lots, with up to eight preferred tenderers per lot selected based on quality, financial, and social value criteria.

Recommendations Approved

Supply of temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts – contract extension

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to extend the contract with Comensura Ltd for the provision of temporary agency staff and permanent recruitment for hard-to-fill roles for two additional one-year periods and to increase the contract value by £31 million to accommodate a higher-than-anticipated demand.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 1.2

Decisions Recorded: 54