Issue - meetings

The Chief Executive introduced a report relating to the retendering of contracts for planned and reactive highways works and street lighting services, alongside a proposal to extend the current contractual arrangements while the procurement was conducted.

By Minute 65 (23 November 2010), the Cabinet had approved arrangements for the previous contracts to be procured under joint arrangements with Havering Council, which would act as the lead authority, and the intention was to continue with that arrangement for the new contracts.  In response to a question, it was confirmed that the street lighting contract would continue to include responsibilities for monitoring the stock.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Waive the requirements to advertise and tender in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procurement Rules in order to extend the existing Highways and Street Lighting Term Contracts with the current providers for five months from 1 November 2016 until 31 March2017 in accordance with the strategy set out in the report;

(ii)  Agree that the Council proceeds, in collaboration with the London Borough of Havering, to invite tenders for highways maintenance (planned and reactive) and street lighting services; and

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Customer, Commercial and Service Delivery, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety, the Strategic Director of Finance and Investment and the Director of Law and Governance, to conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contracts and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful bidder(s) in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.