(1) That, following a procurement exercise, the contract for off street enforcement, cash collection and first line machine maintenance be awarded to NSL Limited at a yearly cost of £181,370 for an initial period of five years with an option to extend by another two;
(2) That a new post of Car Parking and Street Furniture Supervisor be created to deal with the additional workload associated with the off street parking enforcement and a salary budget allocation in the sum of £32,030 be agreed;
(3) That a one off budget allocation of £75,000 from the Invest to Save Fund, for the purchase and set up costs of IT infrastructure (hardware and software), be agreed for the delivery of the off street enforcement operations;
(4) That, after deducting salary costs for the new post, a Continuing Services Budget saving of £58,600 from 2017/18 be noted; and
(5) That a further report be submitted to the Cabinet detailing any one-off TUPE related costs as soon as these become known.
(1) That the attached Invest to Save Funding bid for the costs associated with the procurement process for the management of the Council off street car parks be agreed; and
(2) That a further report be submitted to the Cabinet detailing the Procurement Strategy, potential savings, set up costs and timeline for the delivery of off street parking operations outside of the North Essex Parking Partnership.
(1) That the outcome of the scoping study by RTA Associates Limited into the alternative provisions for the delivery of off street parking arrangements, which concluded that the Council would have a clear financial benefit by withdrawing from the North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) for the off street element of the agreement, be noted;
(2) That, subject to agreement with the conclusion of the scoping study, notice be served on NEPP for the Council to withdraw the off street parking element from the Joint Committee before 31 March 2016, enabling the commencement of the new service by 1 April 2017;
(3) That authority be delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Safer Greener and Transport to agree the formal notice to NEPP, in consultation with the Directors of Neighbourhoods and Governance;
(4) That a further report be submitted to the Cabinet outlining the procurement strategy, potential savings and set up costs and timeline for the delivery of off street parking operations outside of NEPP;
(5) That the Portfolio Holder Advisory Group already established for the review of the impact of the parking strategy be requested to consider the options for the future provision of off street parking arrangements; and
(6) That Contract Standing Orders C4 (contracts exceeding £25,000 but not exceeding £50,000) and C11 (Contract selection) be waived to appoint RTA Associates to provide specialist advice in preparing the tender specifications and consultancy support during the procurement process.