Decision details

Procurement Plan for Environmental Monitoring

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

That the Procurement plan for the Environmental Monitoring Contract tender is approved. The current contract has been in place since 2011 and following an extension granted in 2016 the contract must now be re-tendered.

Decision:

RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for the Environment that:

 

1.     The Strategic Procurement Plan for Environmental Monitoring services is approved.

2.     Authority is delegated for the contract award decision to the

Executive Director, Delivery and Executive Member for the Environment.

3.     The subsequently delegate authority for enacting the permitted contract extension to the Executive Director, Delivery.

Reasons for the decision:

1.     £181K are required to go to a formal tendering process to ensure value for money and compliance with legislation.

 

2.     The current contract has been in place since 2011 and following an extension

granted in 2016 the contract must now be retendered.

 

3.     This procurement plan was previously agreed by the Executive Member for the Environment on the 29th April 2020 but the contract was further extended due to the impact of the pandemic. As this was some time ago the plan has been updated and is being resubmitted.

Alternative options considered:

There are no alternative options available as there no further extensions available

with the current contract.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Reason Key: Expenditure >£400,000 & Affects more than 1 ward.;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Financial Impact: Comments are contained within the procurement plan

Declarations: None

Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No

Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director: Delivery

Other reasons / organisations consulted

The Public Protection partnership supports the Council with the environmental monitoring contract and as such their comments are included within the procurement plan.

Consultees

Public Protection Partnership

Contact: Damian James, Assistant Director: Contract Services Email: damian.james@bracknell-forest.gov.uk Tel: 01344 355157.

Report author: Damian James

Publication date: 15/03/2022

Date of decision: 15/03/2022

Decided at meeting: 15/03/2022 - Executive

Effective from: 23/03/2022

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