Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

1.    That the background information set out in this report was noted; and

2.    following consideration of the results of the procurement process in Part 2 of the meeting, the award of the Framework Agreement be approved.

Reason for decision:

Surrey County Council’s Highway Service is responsible for the delivery of a Highway Works Programme which is anticipated to be £120,000,000 over the next 3 years and for the delivery of works which are funded from revenue budget estimated to be at £44,000,000 per annum.

In order to deliver these works the Highways Service requires additional capacity to support the in-house teams. This capacity was previously provided by Professional Highways Services Framework which has now expired.

The award of this Framework will enable Surrey County Council to ensure that highways for which it is responsible remain safe for public use.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Environment and Infrastructure Select Committee]

The Cabinet Member for Highways presented this report which described how Surrey County Council had a statutory duty under the Highways Act 1980 to ensure that highways for which it was responsible remain safe for public use.

The Highway Service was responsible for the delivery of an ambitious multimillion Works Programme over the next 3 years. In order to deliver the Programme within required time scales, the Service needed access to specialist services and expertise to supplement the in-house capacity as and when required. The current Professional Highways Services Framework has recently expired, therefore, the decision was made that a new arrangement needed to be put in place to ensure continuous successful delivery of the Programme.

Following an open tender exercise, Procurement and Highways Services Cabinet approval was sought to appoint Atkins Ltd to a Professional Highway Services Framework Agreement.   

The report provided details of the procurement process, including the results of the tender evaluation of the only bid received. In conjunction with the confidential Part 2 report, it demonstrated why the recommended contract award delivered best value for money.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the background information set out in this report be noted; and

2.    following consideration of the results of the procurement process in Part 2 of the meeting, the award of the Framework Agreement to Atkins Ltd, be approved.

Reason for decision:

The award of this Framework will enable Surrey County Council to ensure that highways for which it is responsible remain safe for public use.