Decision details

Authority to Procure contracts for 'Ambient Roadside Media Opportunities'

Reference: D57641

Decision Maker: Director of City Development

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Approval is sought from the Chief Officer, Operations and Active Leeds to grant authority to:

  Procure advertising suppliers for a series of “Ambient Roadside Media Opportunities.” The procurement exercise will comprise five individual lots, as part of one overall exercise.

These contracts are intended to secure new income for the Council.

Decision:

The Chief Officer, Operations and Active Leeds granted authority to undertake a procurement exercise to secure suppliers for a series of “Ambient Roadside Media Opportunities” in accordance with the Council’s Contracts Procedure Rule (CPR) 3.1.7.

b)  The Ambient Roadside Media Opportunities concessions contract(s) will be for a length of 5 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years. The contracts will secure new income for the Council across the five media opportunities outlined below.

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

This procurement exercise has been informed by a Market Sounding Exercise which was concluded in June 2024. The Executive Member has also been briefed.

Consultees

Deputy Leader of Council and Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Sustainable Development.

 

The Market Sounding Exercise was an open exercise which drew responses from a number of potential suppliers.

Contact: Mark Durham 0113 378 7749 Email: mark.durham@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 28/08/2024

Date of decision: 05/09/2024

Effective from: 13/09/2024

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