Agenda and decisions

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Councillor Hinds, Lead Member for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement Board, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby approve:

An exception to Contractual Standing Orders as permitted within the City Council Constitution for the reason(s) highlighted in the table below and the award of the Contract for the manufacture and installation of RHS brown tourist signs on the motorway network as detailed in the table below:

The reasons are:

·       Walker Signs are the only provider of this service that we are aware of that have the relevant National Highways passports and Sector Scheme Approvals to be able to access and work on the motorway network;

·       Appointing Walker Signs offers best value to the council as demonstrated by a cost comparison of recent procurement of similar signs on the local  ...  view the full decision text for item 5a

Salford City Council – Record of Decision

I, Councillor Hinds, Lead Member for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement Board, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Scheme of Delegation of the Council do hereby approve:

(a)    the extension of the Contract for the Provision of Enforcement Services by 1 year as detailed in the table below, and

(b)  the initiation of a competitive tender process for the provision of a new Enforcement Services contract with effect from the 1^st April 2023.

The reasons are -

A tender process for the provision of this service was awarded to one contractor, NSL Parking Services Ltd in April 2018 for a period of three years following an OJEU tendering process.

When the contract was originally awarded, it was made clear that the initial term would be subject to a potential extension of two years and the option to extend for the final 12 month period within the agreement is now being properly exercised, the final period being from 01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023.

A benchmarking exercise has taken place to determine the implications of bringing Enforcement Services back in-house and the comparison has been made against the arrangement at Sheffield City Council who currently run their Enforcement Service in-house. As a result of this benchmarking exercise combined with the additional Operational concerns the decision to bring in-house has not been pursued.

Due to the uncertainty and supressed market in terms of Civil Enforcement operations during the period affected by Covid the market is only just starting to recover with the easing of lockdown restrictions. This report therefore recommends that approval be given to the final year of the contract and that authorisation be given to start the procurement exercise which will see the delivery of Enforcement Services opened out to the tender process, giving ample time to complete a robust procurement exercise.

Having regard to the 1 year extension, NSL have worked hard to create an environment where staff feel supported and valued by senior officers. In addition it was important that staff receive the Salford Real Living Wage and all of these factors have resulted in a marked improvement in their staff retention rates.

In terms of revenue the income from Penalty Charge Notices is used to fund all contractor costs. Before March 2020 the level of income being generated by parking enforcement had risen year  ...  view the full decision text for item 5b

10:00am on Wednesday 27^th October in the Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5DA.