Councillor Paul Bidwell
Email: paul.bidwell@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Council: Bracknell Forest
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
63 meetings · Page 1 of 13
Governance & Audit Committee - Wednesday, 21 January 2026 7.30 pm
Decisions from Meetings
93 decisions · Page 3 of 19
Public Protection Partnership Shared Service Arrangements
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 6.30 pm - October 14, 2025
...to ensure continued public protection services, Bracknell Forest Council will enter a new three-authority agreement with West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Borough Council until March 31, 2029, with West Berkshire remaining the host authority and Wokingham rejoining the Joint Public Protection Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Social Care Case Management System Procurements
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 6.30 pm - October 14, 2025
...to improve system integration, operational clarity, and data transparency, the Cabinet approved a strategic procurement plan for core social care case management systems related to Children's Services, Adults' Social Care, and Education and Learning, and delegated authority for procurement activity and contract awards to the Executive Director: Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture, Public Protection, while also delegating authority for minor amendments and decisions to suspend or proceed with the procurement process to the Executive Director Communities in consultation with the Executive Director People and the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture, Public Protection.
Recommendations Approved
Environmental Services Contracts 2028
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 6.30 pm - October 14, 2025
...to procure contractors for Environmental Services Contracts starting in October 2028, the council approved a strategic procurement plan that divides services into three lots: domestic waste collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, and town centre cleansing, with contracts running until September 2036 and an optional extension to 2044, while also delegating authority to approve contract awards and extensions to the Executive Director: Communities in consultation with the Cabinet member for Environment, Community and Housing.
Recommendations Approved
Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership Annual Review
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 23 September 2025 6.30 pm - September 23, 2025
...to note the progress of the Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership from December 2023 to December 2024 and approve the proposed Joint Venture Business Plan and financial budget and forecast.
Recommendations Approved
Procurement Plan and Delegation of Award of Contract for Utilities
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 23 September 2025 6.30 pm - September 23, 2025
...to approve the strategic procurement plan for utilities (electricity, gas, and water) and delegate the contract award decision to the Executive Director: Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 63
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 93