Decision Details

Implemented

Home to School Transport – Medium Term Service Provision Arrangements

Yes

No

No

005068/2018

No

Report of the Director of Education and Skills.

 

(Report was marked 'To Follow')

Wed 22 May 2019

To consider any Key Decision relating to a procurement contract (whether already delegated to an officer or not) which needs to be considered by Cabinet as a matter of urgency.

OLD - Education, Skills and Culture

Committee

Cabinet

Education and Skills

On 22 May 2019, Cabinet :- (i) Approved the extension of the Temporary Transition Services Agreement (TTSA) for a sum of up to £800k for a maximum period of eight weeks, which represents the usual costs for the original ATG Contract; (ii) Authorised the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to execute and complete all necessary legal documents to give effect to above; (iii) Delegated authority to the Interim Director of Commissioning (Education and Skills) to enter single contractor negotiations (SCN) in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Children’s Wellbeing and for Finance and Resources under Standing Order 10.2 with the purchaser of Accessible Transport Group Limited or, if the sale of ATG is not completed for any reason or not completed to the satisfaction of the Council, with any other satisfactory provider (see paragraph 4.11 to the report), for the provision of home to school transport for a period of up to two years, commencing in June 2019; (iv) Delegated approval of the procurement strategy for the remaining Home to School Transport routes to the Cabinet Members for Education, Skills and Culture; for Children`s Wellbeing; for Health and Social Care and for Finance and Resources jointly with the Director for Education and Skills; (v) Noted and approved that, as the Council is jeopardised unless an executive decision is implemented immediately, the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader has designated this executive decision as so urgent that its implementation cannot wait until the expiry of the call-in period. THIS DECISION IS NOT SUBJECT TO CALL IN The interests of the Council are likely to be jeopardised unless further mitigation options are instituted immediately and the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader (or Deputy Leader in his/her absence) has determined that such executive decision is so urgent that its implementation cannot wait until the expiry of the call-in period. [Paragraph 3.7 Part B Council Constitution 11/9/18] The Chief Executive and the Leader of the Council have agreed that the matters in this report require immediate implementation.

No