Issue - meetings

Gateway 2: Contract award approval - parks and ground maintenance service

Meeting: 19/07/2016 - Cabinet (Item 19)

19 Gateway 2: Contract Award for the Parks Ground Maintenance Service

To approve the award of the contract to maintain the council’s parks and open spaces to Quadron Services Limited commencing from October 2016 for a period of seven years, with an option to extend.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the award of the contract to maintain the council’s parks and open spaces to Quadron Services Limited (QSL) commencing from October 2016 at an annual value £2,761,435 for a period of seven years with an option to extend for a period or periods of up to a further seven years making a total revenue value of £38,660,090 be approved.

 

2.  That it be noted that QSL’s tender assumes a capital cost of £1,179,748 in year 1 by the council for the purchase of capital equipment being vehicles and plant items for use in the contract for the initial seven year period as detailed in paragraphs 15-17 of the report.

 

3.  That the delivery of the council’s Fairer Future promise of increasing the number of Green Flags, as outlined in paragraph 18 of the report, will be delivered via the contract be noted.