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Report of the Assistant Director of People (Operational In-House Services)

The Cabinet considered the report of the Assistant Director of People (Operational In-House Services) which sought approval to invite tenders through an open procurement procedure, for the provision of a land based coastal remote sensing services to collect a range of datasets to support sustainable coastal management decisions.

Decision Made: That

(1)      approval be given to the tender process to procure the provision of land based coastal remote sensing services, to be published on The Chest using an open tender procedure, as outlined in the report;

(2)      approval be given to the awarding of a core contract period of 4 years from 1 May 2023 to 31 March 2027, with an option to extend by 3 x 12-month option periods available following the core period; and

(3)      the Assistant Director of People (Operational In-House Services), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing be granted delegated authority to award the Contract resulting from the procurement and any extension.

Reasons for the Decision:

There are a number of existing radar systems across the North West region under contract through the existing framework. To enable the continued use of these and establishing new deployments a framework supplier was required. As this technology is relatively new there are a limited number of suppliers who can provide this service as such national frameworks have yet to be established and an open tender is the most appropriate manner in which to establish a new framework.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Deployments could be considered on a case by case basis, but this would significantly increase the number of procurement exercises and associated officer time. It could also result in several different systems being introduced that would reduce the efficiencies and compatibility across the region.