Purpose

In line with the county council's procurement rules, this report sets out a recommendation to approve the commencement of the following procurement exercises:

i) Speed Camera Enforcement

ii) Skew Bridge, Grimsargh - Bridge Widening Works

iii) Future Delivery of 0-19 (up to 25 years with SEND) Public Health Nursing Service in Lancashire in the geographical lots as set out in Appendix 'A'.

iv) Spray Injection Jet Patching and Heated In-Situ Road Repairs

In addition, this report sets out a request to approve a waiver of Procurement Rules:

v) Waiver of Procurement Rules to make a direct award for highway defect repairs as an interim measure until the procurement exercise in relation to the Spray Injection Jet Patching and Heated In-Situ Road Repairs has been completed.

At the conclusion of the procurement process, any award of contract will be made under Section 9.52 (36) of the county council's Scheme of Delegation to Officers.

This report also sets out necessary amendments to procurement processes already approved by Cabinet to proceed but are impacted following the 12 September 2024 Cabinet Office announcement that the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023 will be delayed until 24 February 2025.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of the council's Cabinet procedure rules (Standing Order C18, Consideration of Key Decisions) have been complied with.

In respect of exercise (iii) above, compliance with Standing Order C18, Consideration of Key Decisions, was not possible as the original proposals, subsequently amended, were not deemed to be Key at the time of publication of the Statutory Notice of Forthcoming Executive Key Decisions taken under the provision of Standing Order C18.

Decision

Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as set out in the report.