Purpose

The current 10-year Grounds
Maintenance contract with Tivoli expired on 31 October 2025.
Following legal advice and Cabinet’s decision of January
2025, a 1-year extension was added to the contract as this provided
best value to the Council. The contracted cost is approximately
3681,148 p.a. It is now time to revisit the contract and plan for
the end of the current extended contract on 31 October
2026.

Content

AGREED to authorise officers to
enter negotiations to extend the existing contract for a period of
two years and to delegate authority to the Portfolio Holders for
Finance and Grounds Maintenance to approve the final proposals
arrived at during negotiations as set out in Exempt Appendix 1 of
the report; and
 
Request that if an appropriate
best value outcome cannot be achieved via the negotiations, that
officers should report back to Cabinet with a full and updated
assessment of all the remaining options available for
determination; and
 
authorises the Monitoring
Officer to execute and complete all requisite legal documentation
in relation to the matters outlined above.