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Salford City Council - Record of Decision
 
I Paul Dennett, City Mayor, accept the
recommendation of the Procurement Board and in exercise of the
powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby
approve:
 

Approval to go out to tender for the
Cleggs Lane/ A6 Manchester Road Junction Improvement
Scheme.
Approval to issue the Cleggs Lane/ A6
Manchester Road Junction Improvement Scheme to tender using the
Bolton Council 2024/28 Highways Framework Contract, Lot 1.

 
The Reasons are: The Cleggs Lane / A6
Manchester Road is a site of concern due to a high number of
recorded collisions and current lack of cycling
facilities.  The existing crossing
facilities comprise narrow pedestrian refuges and footways which
creates difficulties for pedestrians, particularly vulnerable user
groups to navigate. The existing junction also has substandard
cycle facilities. Between August 2019 – August 2024 there
have been seven reported collisions, all of which were of slight
severity. The junction improvement scheme aims to upgrade the
current arrangement with kerb buildouts to increase pedestrian
movement space and reduce pedestrian crossing time. Upgraded cycle
facilities will allow cyclists to choose to use the crossings or to
use the advance cycle stop lines.
 
Options considered and rejected were:
N/A
 
Assessment of Risk: Low: The report is
seeking approval to issue the Cleggs Lane/ A6 Manchester Road
Junction Improvement Scheme to tender only at this stage. No
commitment is made to award the contract on completion of the
tender process
 
The source of funding is: Highways
Capital Programme and S106.
 
Legal Advice obtained: Supplied by:
Tony Hatton
When commissioning contracts for the
procurement of goods, services or the execution of works, the
Council must comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
(PCR) and its own Contractual Standing Orders (CSOs), failing which
a contract may be subject to legal challenge from an aggrieved
provider. CSO’s stipulate that where a suitable framework
exists, this must be used unless there is an auditable reason not
to do so.
 
The procurement of the principal contractor is
proposed to be by way of a tender exercise in accordance with the
process set out in the Bolton Council Highways Framework Contract
– Lot 1 (General Civil Engineering Works), which itself was
procured in accordance with the PCR using an OJEU process, and will
therefore ensure that the risk of challenge to the final award of
any contract is minimal and that any challenge, should it
materialise, is extremely unlikely to be successful.
Submissions should be evaluated on the most
economically advantageous tender basis in line with the published
procurement procedure to ensure the procurement procedure is robust
and compliant with the requirements of the Council’s
CSO’s and PCR.
 
The report refers to some funding for the
works coming from s106 funds. The expenditure must be in accordance
with the terms of the relevant planning obligations. Should the
Council allocate S106 funding outside of the conditions within the
agreements, or outside the timescales, or in breach of applicable
Regulations, a developer may challenge that decision and claim back
contributions.
 
Financial Advice obtained: Supplied by:
Ian Cowburn, Senior Accountant
There are no financial implications arising
from this request for approval to go out to tender.
 
It is intended that this project will be
funded by a mixture of Highways Capital Programme and S106. A
£775k S106 contribution has been successfully negotiated with
the developer and payment has been received. A report is going to
Property and Regeneration Board in September to request the
transfer of funding to the project, ensuring that funding will be
in place when approval is requested from Procurement Board to award
the contract to the preferred supplier.
 
Procurement Advice obtained: Heather
Stanton, Category Manager
This scheme will be procured under the Bolton
Council 2024/28 Highways Framework Contract, Lot 1, General Civil
Engineering Works up to £2.0m which is complaint with SCC
standing orders and PCR’s 2015.
 
HR Advice obtained: N/A
 
Climate Change Implications obtained:
Supplied by: Paul Stagles in consultation with Michael
Hemingway
The scheme will support modal shift from
private car to walking and cycling. The primary objective of the
scheme is to make walking and cycling across the junction safer.
More sustainable travel choices will help to reduce transport
related emissions.
 
The following documents have been used to
assist the decision process:

2025-26 CRSTS Consolidated Highways
Programme Report to Lead Member for Planning, Transport &
Sustainable Development 12/05/2025.

 
Contact Officer: Paul Stagles
Telephone number: 0784 504 9236
 

This matter is not subject to
consideration by another Lead Member.
The appropriate Scrutiny Committee
to call-in the decision is the Growth and  prosperity Scrutiny Panel.

 
 
Signed:    Paul Dennett                  
Dated:    8 September
2025.
           
      City Mayor
 
 
 
 
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This decision was published on Tuesday 9 September 2025
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This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday16
September 2025 unless it is called-in in accordance with the
Decision Making Process Rules.