Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Contract 3 Tender for all grounds maintenance and burial works within the open and closed cemeteries and crematorium grounds.
(a) That Cabinet authorises the Head of Operations to undertake a procurement exercise via the ESPO Grounds Maintenance Services contract 245 framework for the provision of a grounds maintenance and burial service contract for a period of 4 years, commencing April 1st 2014, and following consultation with the Portfolio Holder, accept the most economically advantageous tender, after consideration of opportunities to seek an efficiency saving from the existing budget provision if necessary.
(b) That option (iii) on page 43 be the preferred option – to expose the work to a competitive tendering process utilising an existing framework.
(c) That Cllr Beach report back regarding the potential cost of the refurbishment of the baling shed once it is known.
Report author: Steve Middlehurst
Publication date: 18/09/2013
Date of decision: 18/09/2013
Decided at meeting: 18/09/2013 - Cabinet
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