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Community Transport - Contract Extension

08/03/2021 - Community Transport - Contract Extension

The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report seeking approval for the proposed extension of the existing Community Transport contract with ReadiBus Limited from April 2021 for a further two years, in accordance with the provisions contained within the current contract. The contract encompassed both the provision of dial-a-ride services and transport provision for the Council’s Adult Social Care service.  Attached to the report at Appendix A was a Benchmarking Review carried out by WSP Ltd. 

 

The report explained that the Council had commissioned an independent benchmarking exercise, undertaken by external consultants WSP Ltd, to investigate the value for money provided by the current contract.  The review had shown that Readibus’ community transport services appeared to provide good value for money.

 

The report also proposed a review of future requirements for community transport provision and set out a timetable for procuring a new contract for this service, to commence in April 2023 following the end of the proposed extension period to the existing contract.

 

Resolved –

 

(1)      That the agreement for the provision of Community Transport Services (Dial-a-Ride) with Readibus be extended for a further period of two years until 31 March 2023, in accordance with the terms of the contract;

 

(2)      That the proposed timetable for undertaking a review of future community transport requirements be endorsed and re-procurement of a new Community Transport Services contract to commence from 1 April 2023, upon the expiry of the existing contract with Readibus, be authorised.

 

(Councillors Duveen and Stanford-Beale declared a prejudicial interest in this item on the grounds that they had been appointed by the Council as directors of Readibus.  They left the meeting and took no part in the debate or decisions.)