Purpose

Transport for Greater Manchester are leading
on the procurement that needs to be undertaken to deliver the Local
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Programme.

The purpose of this report is to summarise the procurement that is
to be undertaken to deliver the Local Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure programme and to seek approval for Transport for
Greater Manchester to undertake the preparatory procurement
arrangements on behalf of itself and the 10 Local Authorities in
accordance with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and
Transport for Greater Manchester’s existing Constitutional
arrangements.

This report is not seeking approval for Transport for Greater
Manchester to enter into contracts on behalf of the Local Authority
(as that will be dealt with at a later stage) but to run the
procurement exercise working with the local authorities with
potential suppliers to final evaluation and to provide a report to
allow the Greater Manchester Local Authorities to make a decision
to award to the successful supplier.

Content

The Cabinet has
considered a report providing an update on progress with the Local
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) and requesting
permission to authorise Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to
undertake the preparatory procurement arrangements that need to be
undertaken to deliver the LEVI Programme on behalf of Stockport
Council in accordance with Transport for Greater Manchester’s
existing Constitutional arrangements, and has given approval
to:-
 
(1) Pursuant to
Article 13 of the council's constitution on Joint Arrangements, the
council's procurement functions be delegated to Transport for
Greater Manchester to exercise on the council's behalf in respect
of the delivery of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Programme
 
(2) Delegate authority
to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transportation Services, to
act on the council’s behalf as required to give effect to the
authority agreement for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
programme.
 
(3) Delegate authority
to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transportation Services to
agree final approval for locations of Electric Charging
Infrastructure on the Highway Network subject to consultation with
the relevant Area Committees where the infrastructure is
located.
 
(4) A further report
will be brought to Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet regarding the
decision to award to the contract to the successful supplier.
 
(NOTE: The report
contained a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had
been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).