Issue - meetings

This report sets out options and identifies a preferred option for the future procurement of the Council’s Parking Services Contract. Parking is a high profile service with key objectives to ensure adequate parking spaces on-street for residents, businesses and visitors, to reduce congestion and improve road safety, and support sustainable environmental objectives.

RESOLVED that:

15.1    It be agreed to exercise the option to extend the Parking Services Contract by four years and nine months to 31 March 2023, for the reasons set out in Section 5 of the report.

Councillor Eleanor Southwood, Cabinet Member for Environment, introduced the report which identifies a preferred option for the future procurement of the Council’s Parking Services Contract.

Councillor Southwood stated that three procurement options have been considered for this contract, whose first five year term expires in July 2018:

-       re-tendering the contract;

-       establishing a new in-house team; or

-       extending the Serco contract by up to five years.

Councillor Southwood stated that the report sets out why the latter option is recommended: to facilitate service improvements, efficiencies and savings; and minimise service and financial risks. The extension period will also provide an opportunity to test new approaches to enforcement and ways of working; and provide space to develop a preferred strategic option for the council in respect of the future delivery of parking and other environmental services.

RESOLVED that:

15.1    It be agreed to exercise the option to extend the Parking Services Contract by four years and nine months to 31 March 2023, for the reasons set out in Section 5 of the report.