Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals relating to a short-term direct award contract and the procurement of a long-term contract for the provision of reactive and planned highway maintenance services.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the direct award of a short-term, maximum nine-month with Marlborough Surfacing Ltd for the provision of reactive and planned highway maintenance services on the same terms and conditions as the previous contract, including historic defined Social Value outcomes as stipulated in the original contract award, the Living Wage commitments and the Net Zero Carbon Target and Sustainability outcomes as defined in the report;

(ii)  Agree the procurement of a new five year, with a two-year extension option, contract for the provision of reactive and planned highway maintenance services, secured through competitive tendering, complete with a commitment to the Council’s Social Values Policy and requirements in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, My Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Climate Change, the Strategic Director, Resources and the Head of Legal, to conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contracts and all other necessary or ancillary agreements to fully implement and effect the proposals.