To consider a report from the Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration.

NOTE: An associated report is to be considered in Part II of the agenda.  

1) That the Content of the report be noted.

2) That the proposal to award the contract for the provision of parking enforcement and ancillary services to the winning bidder be approved.

3) That the delegation of authority to the Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance and the Director of Finance and Systems, to agree final terms of the contract with the winning bidder be approved.

4) That the delegation of authority to the Director of Legal and Governance to enter into contracts as required to implement these recommendations be approved.

The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration introduced the next item on the agenda, which also had a Part II element to be considered. The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration Explained that the current contract arrangements were due to come to an end in March 2023 and a joint re-tender exercise was being conducted by Trafford, Salford, and Tameside, although each authority would have their own contract in place. The report set out the details of the procurement exercise and that the Executive approve award of the contract to the winning bidder.

Councillor Butt asked for details regarding dispute resolution as part of the contract. In response the Corporate Director of Place informed Councillor Butt that dispute resolution would be handled in the Council’s statutory deadlines and would be conducted by the Council’s Parking enforcement team.

Councillor Welton asked whether the current civil enforcement officers would be retained and for details of the forthcoming ‘SMART’ technologies mentioned within the report. The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration responded that there were no staffing implications as part of the contract and that the ‘SMART’ technologies were covered within the Part II element of the report.

The Committee noted the report as the decision would be made after the Part II report had been considered.

[NOTE: Following the consideration of the Part II the recommendations were moved and agreed.]

RESOLVED:

1) That the Content of the report be noted.

2) That the proposal to award the contract for the provision of parking enforcement and ancillary services to the winning bidder be approved.

3) That the delegation of authority to the Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance and the Director of Finance and Systems, to agree final terms of the contract with the winning bidder be approved.

4) That the delegation of authority to the Director of Legal and Governance to enter into contracts as required to implement these recommendations be approved.