Decision

1.   
That the carrying out of a procurement process for the external
commissioning of the services be approved.

 
2.   
That the procurement be structured to seek tenders on two bases
(i) both On and Off-Street Enforcement
and Notice Processing and (ii) On and Off-Street Enforcement only
without Notice Processing.
 
3.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director –
Place, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the
Executive Councillor for Highways, Transport and IT, to:
 

(i)            
Take all decisions necessary to progress the procurement of the
replacement arrangements to include choice of procurement
procedure, scope of the services and the terms of all necessary
legal documents.
 

(ii)           
Take the decision whether to accept a tender in the form set out in
basis (i) in paragraph 2 above or to
accept a tender in the form set out in basis (ii) in paragraph 2
above and bring Notice Processing in-house.
 

(iii)         
Where a tender is accepted, whether in the form set out in basis
(i) or basis (ii) in paragraph 2, to
determine the final form and the making of the final decision to
award and enter into the contract; and
 

(iv)         
Where a tender is accepted in the form set out in basis (ii) in
paragraph 2, to take all decisions necessary to give effect to the
insourcing of the Notice Processing function.

Reasons for the decision

As detailed in the
report

Alternative options considered

As detailed in the
report