Issue - meetings

Councillor Walsh MOVED, Councillor Bell SECONDED, and it was RESOLVED to:

·                Approve the procurement of a new 15-year Green Space Management and Maintenance Contract commencing 1 January 2025 and approve the award of contract provided that the contract sum does not exceed agreed budgets. 

·                Delegate authority to Executive Director for Community Services (in consultation with Director of Law and Corporate Governance and the Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure) to select the preferred provider in accordance with the selection criteria and award criteria published in the tender documentation and agree and enter into the final form of contract.

·                Agree in principle to the disposal land as envisaged by this report and authorise ED Community Services in consultation with the Director of Law and Corporate Governance and Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure to advertise any disposal of open space as required by section 123(2A) Local Government Act 1972

·                Delegate authority to ED Community Services to consider and determine any objections made in response to any advert for the open space disposal in accordance with recommendation 2.3 above.

·                Agree that subject to the responses to the advertisement above, and to compliance with best consideration requirements in section 123(2) Local Government Act, to delegate authority to the ED Community Services in consultation with the Director for Law and Corporate Governance and Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure to agree lease terms and enter into a lease with the selected provider.

The meeting received the report introduced by Councillor Walsh regarding the procurement of a new 15-year Green Space Management and Maintenance Contract commencing 1 January 2025, with a request to approve the award of contract provided that the contract sum does not exceed agreed budgets.

Information that the Council’s 16 nature conservation sites would remain outside of the scope of the new contract because a careful, specialist, and iterative management would be required to protect the species and habitats present in those environments was welcomed by Members.

The Mayor (Acting) and Cabinet, having considered the open officer report, Councillor Walsh MOVED, Councillor Bell SECONDED, and it was RESOLVED to:

·                Approve the procurement of a new 15-year Green Space Management and Maintenance Contract commencing 1 January 2025 and approve the award of contract provided that the contract sum does not exceed agreed budgets. 

·                Delegate authority to Executive Director for Community Services (in consultation with Director of Law and Corporate Governance and the Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure) to select the preferred provider in accordance with the selection criteria and award criteria published in the tender documentation and agree and enter into the final form of contract.

·                Agree in principle to the disposal land as envisaged by this report and authorise ED Community Services in consultation with the Director of Law and Corporate Governance and Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure to advertise any disposal of open space as required by section 123(2A) Local Government Act 1972

·                Delegate authority to ED Community Services to consider and determine any objections made in response to any advert for the open space disposal in accordance with recommendation 2.3 above.

·                Agree that subject to the responses to the advertisement above, and to compliance with best consideration requirements in section 123(2) Local Government Act, to delegate authority to the ED Community Services in consultation with the Director for Law and Corporate Governance and Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure to agree lease terms and enter into a lease with the selected provider.