Decision details

The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Locality Services - Commissioned which provided details of the proposed procurement process for Winter Service Bureau and Forecasting Services in association with Liverpool City Region Authorities.

Decision Made: That:

(1)       the procurement of the contract for Winter Service Bureau and Forecasting services be approved by the use of the tender process referred to in paragraph 2.1 of the report;

(2)       the tenders be evaluated using the criteria referred to in paragraph 2.2 of the report; and

(3)       the Head of Service – Locality Services Commissioned be authorised to award the contract to the highest scoring tenderer.

Reasons for Decision:

The recommendation is made in accordance with the Liverpool City Region Authorities constitutions

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

The contract could be tendered as a ‘Sefton only’ contract which would negate the need to follow OJEU requirements. However, this would increase costs considerably and the Council would no longer have the resilience of sharing information with the rest of the Liverpool City Region Authorities.