Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, on the formation of a Joint Intelligent Transport Systems Contract (ITS) for the Liverpool City Region (LCR).

The Board was advised that, in order to achieve savings and efficiencies in the operation of highways and traffic functions within the LCR, opportunities for joint working were under consideration. The first of these opportunities would be the installation and maintenance of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Details of the joint contract provision were set out in the report, and it was noted that it would include an option for the provision of new installations and refurbishment of existing installations other than routine maintenance.

Members noted that it was proposed that Halton would lead on the procurement of the new contract with support from Sefton Borough Council, and be managed under Halton’s Procurement Standing Orders. However, the evaluation and award decision would be based on an agreed set of evaluation scores from an evaluation panel made up of representatives from the participating local authorities.

RESOLVED: That

1)    the continuation of current Officer discussions to develop a Joint ITS Contract for the Liverpool City Region be approved, and that, subject to a satisfactory conclusion to these discussions, Halton be party to the tendering process for the award of a new contract, with it leading on the procurement exercise;

2)    subject to a satisfactory tendering process, Halton becomes part of the Joint ITS Contract from 1 April 2018; and

3)    it be recorded that the expenditure is anticipated to be in excess of £1.0m over 10 years, if the contract utilises all the possible extensions.