Issue - items at meetings - Permission to tender for supported bus network

Report of the Strategic Director, Place (copy attached).

2.1       That the Cabinet Member for Transport & Public Realm authorises the competitive tendering process to begin based on the proposed routes contained in Appendix 2.

2.2       That a report be brought to a future Environment, Transport & Sustainability Cabinet Members Meeting for consideration once tenders from prospective contractors have been analysed and recommendations for the future Supported Local Bus Network have been formulated.

37.1               Councillor Davey considered a report of the Strategic Director, Place seeking approval to go out to competitive tender for supported bus network contracts to commence in September 2012.

37.2               Councillor Davey explained that the current batch of supported bus network contracts would expire in September 2012 and would be retendered and followed on from the Area Network Review in July & August 2011, which involved a full consultation process with elected members, user groups, and community groups and data assimilated from requests made by members of the public.

37.3               In response to a question from Councillor Morgan, Councillor Davey confirmed that the number and detail of the routes to be supported would be dependant upon the budget available.

37.4               RESOLVED – That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the following recommendations were accepted:

(1)         That the Cabinet Member for Transport & Public Realm authorises the competitive tendering process to begin based on the proposed routes contained in Appendix 2.

(2)         That a report be brought to a future Environment, Transport & Sustainability Cabinet Members Meeting for consideration once tenders from prospective contractors have been analysed and recommendations for the future Supported Local Bus Network have been formulated.