Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Environment on the procurement of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Vehicles and associated cameras.

Cabinet delegated the decision to award the contract for two electric vehicles with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and two static cameras to the Executive Member for Resources by means of an Executive Member Decision, subject to the preferred bid being within the approved budget, as identified in paragraph 5.1 of the report.

Report of the Head of Environment on the procurement of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Vehicles and associated cameras.

(1)        The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

(unanimous)

Cabinet delegated the decision to award the contract for two electric vehicles with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and two static cameras to the Executive Member for Resources by means of an Executive Member Decision, subject to the preferred bid being within the approved budget, as identified in paragraph 5.1 of the report.

(2)       Reasons for the Decision

The Cabinet Planning and Parking Panel had approved the project, which would improve enforcement, and assist with public safety outside schools.

The General Procurement Board, on 12 January 2022, approved the evaluation criteria, and tender documents had been despatched.  It is likely that bids would have been returned and evaluated by early March.

To avoid delay, it was proposed that, subject to the preferred bid being within the approved capital budget, the contract award be approved by an Executive Member Decision Notice rather than going back to the General Procurement Board and Cabinet.