Issue - meetings

To approve the procurement strategy for the special educational needs and/or disability school bus transport service to undertake a competitive tender process to appoint a contractor to provide these services.

RESOLVED:

That the procurement strategy outlined in the report for the SEND school bus transport service to undertake a competitive tender process to appoint a contractor to provide these services (for a period of five years and eight months) with a commencement date of 1 January 2015 and ending on 31 August 2020 with an estimated annual value of £1.95m be approved.  The contract will have an extension provision for a further two periods of twelve months making an estimated total contract value of £15.9m.