Issue - meetings

To consider authorising the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to enter a contract with Runnymede Borough Council for the monitoring and maintenance of its on-street CCTV equipment for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years in two 12-month extension periods.

The Committee considered a report on a contract award regarding Spelthorne’s CCTV monitoring and maintenance.

The Group Head of Neighbourhood Services explained that this service had previously been provided by Runnymede Borough Council, and suggested this arrangement should continue. She outlined the benefits the Council had received from the service previously, and how the partnership reduced costs to the borough and its residents.

The Committee noted the noted the number of cameras in the borough as well as how they were utilised by police. The Committee also noted the process for assessment and review for camera placement around the borough. The Committee clarified that the contract did not include deployable cameras which were monitored by Spelthorne Borough Council.

Alternative options considered and rejected by the Committee:

1. Do not enter into a new contract.

2. Enter into a contract with an alternative supplier/partner.

The Committee resolved to authorise the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to enter a contract with Runnymede Borough Council for the monitoring and maintenance of its on-street CCTV equipment for an initial period of 3 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years in two 12-month extension periods.