Issue - meetings

To consider a confidential report by Councillor David Smith, Lead Member for Public Realm (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet’s approval to award a local bus service contract.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approve the award of the local bus service contract to the most economically advantageous tenderer as detailed within the report.

Councillor David Smith presented the confidential report seeking Cabinet approval to award a local bus service contract in accordance with the Contract Procedure Rules to the most economically advantageous tenderer.

Officers had tendered a range of options and suppliers had been able to bid for individual contracts or two or more contracts in combination.  The contract was the most economically advantageous for the council in maintaining as close to existing services as possible within the budget available.  A key change involved the diversion of some resources to operate between Corwen and Wrexham which had been proposed following a public consultation.  Councillor Huw Jones thanked the Passenger Transport Manager for all his hard work in this regard and asked that a meeting of the Bus User Forum be arranged following implementation of the changes in order to review the new arrangement and ensure it was working well.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approve the award of the local bus service contract to the most economically advantageous tenderer as detailed within the report.

The meeting concluded at 12.40 p.m.