The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report that informed the Committee of the procurement process for the Streetlighting Maintenance Term Contract and sought authority to enter into an interim arrangement using the Peterborough Council Framework Contract for up to two years to deliver the essential maintenance of the Council’s streetlighting assets and to enter into the interim contract with Peterborough Council’s term maintenance contractor.  The report also sought authority for the Council to tender the Streetlighting Maintenance Term Contract within the next two years in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and to submit the result to a future meeting to obtain authority to award the contract to the successful tenderer after the completion of the tendering process.  A Financial Implications Report was attached to the report at Appendix 1.

Resolved:

(1)     That approval to enter into the Peterborough Council Maintenance Term Framework Contract be granted;

(2)     That approval to enter into a short term (up to two years) contract with Peterborough Council’s term maintenance contractor, in accordance with the Council’s Procurement Rules and Public Contract Regulations be granted;

(3)     That the Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Climate Strategy and Transport, the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services and the Director of Finance, be granted authority to enter into relevant contracts required to undertake the interim Streetlighting Maintenance Service Programme, as set out in section 4 of the report.