Decision details

The Chief Officer, Highways and Transportation:

a) approved the open tender procurement and evaluation of subsequent submissions for the UTMC Support for SPRUCE Developing Bus Priority Strategies Contract (the ‘Contract’). The Contract is expected to commence on 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025 with the option to extend the contract for a further 12 months to 30th June 2026 using the evaluation criteria set out in the tender documentation.

b) approved a waiver of Contracts Procedure Rule (CPR) 15.2(c) to allow for the combined Price/Quality split to be evaluated on 70% Quality and 30% Price.

c) Noted the estimated contract value is £45,000 per annum (total estimated value £90,000).