Cllr Dr Kate Usmar
Email: Kate.Usmar@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Council: Gloucestershire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
19 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Cabinet - Wednesday 3 December 2025 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet met to discuss the draft budget for 2026/27, performance and risk monitoring, and several contracts and framework agreements. The Cabinet approved the draft budget for consultation, noted the forecast underspend for the current financial year, and approved the extension or procurement of contracts related to waste management, children's services, and property maintenance. Additionally, the Cabinet approved the development of the Coombe Hill site for a fire and rescue training facility, highways depot, care home, and residential housing.
Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership - Tuesday 25 November 2025 4.23 pm
Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership - Tuesday 25 November 2025 3.15 pm
Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 25 November 2025 1.30 pm
The Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board convened to discuss several key initiatives, including the progress of the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Coalition, Active Gloucestershire's efforts to promote youth activity, and the assignment of sponsors for priority areas within the board. The board endorsed the quarterly outcome-focused reporting of the pillar and locality board leads to the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Coalition, advocated for continued development of co-production charters, and voiced its assurance about ongoing alignment and integration with the Families First Partnership Programme and NHS 10 Year Plan.
Cabinet - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to support the proposal for a single unitary authority for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, and to submit this proposal to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Cabinet also discussed public questions regarding the local government reorganisation. Finally, the Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting to discuss exempt information.
Decisions from Meetings
54 decisions · Page 5 of 11
The procurement of highway services and construction phase works in connection with the delivery of Forest Road Lydney Geotechnical Stabilisation Scheme.
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to allow the Assistant Director of Highways and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways Maintenance, to procure highway services and construction for the Forest Road Lydney Geotechnical Stabilisation Scheme, award the contracts, and make necessary traffic regulation orders.
Recommendations Approved
Schedule of Proposed Disposals
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to meet capital receipt targets, the Cabinet approved the Schedule of Disposals, declaring specified sites as surplus to requirements and delegating authority for their disposal.
Recommendations Approved
Gloucestershire Coroner Service Body Removal Services Contract – Full Retender
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to procure and award a contract for body removal services on behalf of the Gloucestershire Coroner Service, delegating authority to the Chief Fire Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Fire, to conduct a competitive procurement process for a 5-year contract with a potential 2-year extension, and to award the contract to the preferred tenderer.
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
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 54