Appointment of a Number of Operators for the Provision of Special Education Needs Home To School Transport
Additional documents:
Decision:
1. That the award of a sole provider contract for home-to-school transport, commencing on 5 September 2016 to Supreme Freedom to Travel Ltd, for all 24 routes into Manor Mead School at an annual value set out in the submitted report, be approved.
2. That the award of a bundle of individual route contracts for home-to-school transport, commencing on 5 September 2016 to East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership for all routes into Woodfield School be approved. The bundle will be for 7 out of the 13 routes at a cost, detailed in the submitted report. The remaining routes would continue to be let with the existing operator.
3. That the award of contracts for an initial three year period plus the option to extend for four periods of 1 year if deemed necessary, be approved.
Reasons for Decisions:
Set out in the part 1 report (item 8)
[The decision on this item may be called in by either the Education and Skills Scrutiny Board or the Council Overview Board]
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement confirmed that this report contained the detailed financial and value for money information relating to item 8. She also informed Members that, in case the Council’s approach to delivering SEN Home to School Transport changed in the future, the contracts would include termination clauses.
The Leader of the Council asked for confirmation that all drivers had undertaken DBS checks and that this was written into the contracts.
RESOLVED:
1. That the award of a sole provider contract for home-to-school transport, commencing on 5 September 2016 to Supreme Freedom to Travel Ltd, for all 24 routes into Manor Mead School at an annual value set out in the submitted report, be approved.
2. That the award of a bundle of individual route contracts for home-to-school transport, commencing on 5 September 2016 to East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership for all routes into Woodfield School be approved. The bundle will be for 7 out of the 13 routes at a cost, detailed in the submitted report. The remaining routes would continue to be let with the existing operator.
3. That the award of contracts for an initial three year period plus the option to extend for four periods of 1 year if deemed necessary, be approved.
Reasons for Decisions:
Set out in the part 1 report (item 8).