Agenda item

Intelligent Traffic Systems Maintenance Contract

Decision:

(a)  Agreed that Reading Borough Council would lead a joint procurement on behalf of other Berkshire authorities, including Slough Borough Council.

 

(b)  Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Place and Community, in consultation with the Lead Member for Transport & The Local Environment, to approve the award of the ITS Maintenance Contract to the successful tenderer and to enter into the contract documentation.

Minutes:

The Lead Member for Transport & the Local Environment introduced a report that sought approval to participate in the procurement exercise for the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Maintenance Contract from May 2023 to April 2033 via a joint procurement exercise led by Reading Borough Council.

 

The contract included maintenance of infrastructure such as traffic lights, automated traffic counters, CCTV cameras, variable message signs and vehicle activated speed signs.  The contract value was expected to be £25m over 10 years split across all the authorities with an estimated annual spend of £500,000 per authority.  The option was being recommended as it was considered to be the most cost-effective procurement model that would reduce costs and deliver efficiencies.  The five local authorities involved had jointly procured maintenance for ITS equipment since 2010 and had been extended several times.

 

The Cabinet was supportive of the proposed approach and agreed it was the most cost-effective way to provide access to capacity, skills and supply chains.  A number of questions were asked about the operational arrangements in place to ensure a responsive service could be delivered in Slough.

 

At the conclusion of the discussion the recommendations were agreed.

 

Resolved –

 

(a)  Agreed that Reading Borough Council would lead a joint procurement on behalf of other Berkshire authorities, including Slough Borough Council.

 

(b)  Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Place and Community, in consultation with the Lead Member for Transport & The Local Environment, to approve the award of the ITS Maintenance Contract to the successful tenderer and to enter into the contract documentation.

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