Decision details

(i)            That the BID’s agreement to provide £40,000 towards the cost of upgrading the CCTV for Newcastle’s town centre be noted;

(ii)           That Officers be authorised to procure a CCTV system upgrade and monitoring for Newcastle town centre.

(iii)          That the Executive Director (Resources and Support Services) in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing be authorised to finalise the specification for the CCTV system upgrade with Stoke-on-Trent City Council then  undertake a direct award without a call for competition, utilising the Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s compliant framework.

(iv)         That the Executive Director (Resources and Support Services) in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing be authorised to finalise the specification for the monitoring, assess the proposals from Stoke-on-Trent City Council and enter into an agreement for an Inter Authority Contract. 

(v)          That the Executive Director (Resources and Support Services) in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Wellbeing  be authorised to extend the current contract with the CCTV monitoring service until the new service is operational.