Purpose

To
seek delegated authority to evaluate options in relation to the
council’s Highways Professional Services requirements and to
procure (as appropriate) either a replacement Highways Professional
Services Contract, or Framework Agreement with multiple suppliers,
or a combination of both.
 

Decision

Cllr Dom Morris sought Cabinet approval to delegate authority to evaluate options in relation to the council’s
Highways Professional Services requirements and to procure
(as appropriate) either a replacement HighwaysProfessional Services Contract, or Framework
Agreement withmultiple suppliers,
or a combination of both.
 
Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the
report and
 
 
RESOLVED to:
 
1. Determine not to exercise the council’s
option for an extension of up to four years under the
council’s current Highways Professional Services
contract (including
schemedesign and consultancy
support) with AtkinsRéalison 31st
March 2025.

2. Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment &
Infrastructure, in consultation
with theCabinet Member for
Highways and Flood, Cabinet Memberfor Environment and Planning, the Chief Finance
(s151)Officer and the Monitoring
Officer to:

a) Evaluate contracting options in relation to the
council’s Highways Professional Services requirements with
effect from 1st
April 2025.

b) Subject to the outcome of Recommendation 2 a),
conduct a competitive procurement process in respect of either:
(i) a replacement Highways Professional
Services Contract; or (ii) a multi-supplier framework agreement; or
(iii) a combination of both, commencing no later than
1st April 2025 for the provision of highways
professional services. The
proposed highways professional services
contract orframework agreement or
combination of both shallcontinue
for a period of up to 4 years and will have acombined maximum contract value of £60
millionover the contract
term.

c) Subject to the
outcome of the matters described in Recommendation 2 a) and 2 b)
and the financial restrictions set
out in the Resourcing Implications section of this report below,
award a
multi-supplierHighways
Professional Services frameworkagreement; and then procure as many Call-Off Contracts thereunder as may
be required by the council for the supply of design and consultancy
support in respect of specific highways schemes.

d) Subject to the
outcome of the matters described in Recommendation 2 a) and 2 b)
and the
financialrestrictions set out in
the Resourcing Implicationssection
of this report below, award either inconjunction with or instead of Recommendation 2
c),a replacement Highways Professional Services Contract
to the preferred tenderer.