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Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: September 8, 2025

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Content: 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         *           This decision was published on Tuesday 9 September 2025 *           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.