Decision details

Agreed:-

(1)     That the Director of Borough Economy be authorised to extend the contract to APCOA for a period until 30 June 2023 at a value of £994,510 to deliver Parking Enforcement Services representing an increase of £34,561 (3.6%) on the value for 2021/22 of £959,949.

(2)     That the Director of Borough Economy be authorised to extend the contract to APCOA for a period from 1 July 2023 until 29th February 2024 at a value of £704,613 to deliver Parking Enforcement Services, equivalent to an increase of £6.3% on the value for the equivalent period in 2022/23.

(3)     That the Director of Borough Economy, in consultation with the Director of Finance, be authorised to extend, in the event of process delays, the contract to APCOA for a period from 1st March 2024 until 30th June 2024 at a value of £349,644 to deliver Parking Enforcement Services.

(4)     That approval be given to the procurement of a new four-year parking enforcement contract with provision for two, one-year extensions to include transferring the following staff from APCOA to the Council for the future in-house delivery of these services, at an annual value of approximately £200,000 and would reduce the scope of the new contract accordingly.

Service                                          Staff Transfer Numbers

First Line Notice Processing Officers               2

Notice Processing Supervisor                          1

Bus Lane Enforcement officer (3 days per wk) 1

TRO Officer, Surveyor                                     1

Representation and Appeals Officer                1

Operations Supervisor                                     1

(5)     That any necessary exemptions be made under the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules, the exception that we will use is a VEAT Notice to mitigate any risk to enable the course of action referred to in (1), (2) and (3) above to proceed.

(6)     That any necessary exemptions be made to Council Policy or approved processes to enable the course of action referred to in (4)

(7)     That the Director of Law and Governance be authorised to take any necessary actions to bring the proposals referred to in (1) – (6) into effect.