Issue details

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/06/2017

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
The Council is currently 8 years into a 10 year contract for the provision of grounds maintenance services in its parks & open spaces. In May 2017 the contractor and Spelthorne Borough Council agreed a mutual termination of the contract. The date the contract is anticipated to end is 18 July 2017. All machinery currently used on the Spelthorne contract is owned and/or controlled by the current contractor Lotus and they will be removing this at contract end. It is therefore not possible to defer the decision until the expiry of 28 working days for the publication of notices under the regulations, as this would not be sufficient time in which to procure and take delivery of the equipment required to manage the service as an in-house operation with effect from 19 July 2017.

Decision due: 21 06 2017 by Cabinet

Decision due: 21 06 2017 by Council

Lead member: Councillor Nick Gething cllr.gething@spelthorne.gov.uk

Contact: Jackie Taylor, Group Head - Neighbourhood Services Email: j.taylor@spelthorne.gov.uk Tel: 01784 446418.