Issue - meetings

    Report by Executive Director Alistair Cunningham.

Cllr Bridget Wayman, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Waste, presented the report seeking approval to extend the novated idVerde Grounds and Streetscene Maintenance Services contract from 30 November 2020 to 30 November 2022.

Cllr Wayman explained that the request to extend the contract to 2022 was due to a significant financial risk to the Council if a new contract was to be awarded in 2020, due to the unknown implications resulting from the Council’s new Asset Transfer and Service Delegation Programme.

The Cabinet heard from Cllr John Smale, Chairman of the Environment Select Committee.  Cllr Smale reported that the Select Committee had considered the proposed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for the proposed extended contract at their meeting on 12 March 2019.  The Select Committee supported the proposed KPI’s and requested that the colour scheme for the KPI’s could be aligned with Wiltshire Council colours and listed in numerical form.

In response to a question from Cllr Ruth Hopkinson about the idVerde contract and asset transfers to town and parish councils, Cllr Wayman confirmed that the proposal did not tie the town or parish council into the proposed contract extension.

Resolved:  That the extension of the idVerde novated subcontract to 30 November 2022 be approved.

Reason for Decision:

Extending the current idVerde sub-contract to 30 November 2022 will mitigate the financial risk that tendering a new Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance Contract in 2020 would create due to the unknown changes in: volumes, processes and requirements caused by the Service Delegation Programme which will run until January 2022.