Decision details

Tree Maintenance and Inspection Programme; Contract Award

Decision Maker: Strategy and Resources Committee

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Following consideration, the Committee resolved with 8 votes for and 1 vote against to:

(1)       Agree to award a 3-year contract, with the option to extend for a further two periods of 3-years, to Advanced Tree Services Ltd (ATS) based on the commercially sensitive financial breakdown set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

(2)       Authorise the Head of Place Development, in consultation with the Director of Environment, Housing and Regeneration and Chief Finance Officer, to progress and complete the legal documentation.

(3)       Agree that the Director of Environment, Housing and Regeneration in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the relevant Committee Chair is tasked with identifying the £39,500 of savings from within existing budgets required to meet the budget shortfall.

Report author: Clare Lawrence

Publication date: 09/05/2022

Date of decision: 05/05/2022

Decided at meeting: 05/05/2022 - Strategy and Resources Committee

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