Decision details

1.     That this report be confidential pursuant to paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of tenderers for the contract which is the subject of this report.

2.     That the Cabinet Member for Environment and City Management approved the recommendation to award the Contract for the Provision of Fixed Point Car Sharing Services (Lot 1) to the preferred bidder and the Contract for the Provision of Flexible Car Sharing Services (Lot 2) to the recommended providers, as the first and second placed bidders respectively, for a period of two years from 1^st June 2018, with the option to extend by up to a further two years for both lots.

1.     The tender submitted by the preferred bidder for the fixed point service offers the most economically advantageous proposal to the Council in comparison to the other bidders because they offered the highest price for each of the bays they will be operating from and because of the qualifying bids, their bid achieved the highest quality score.

2.     Two bidders submitted tenders for the flexible service, where two concessionaires for the service were sought from the procurement.  One offered the most economically advantageous bid to the City Council, and are the first placed concessionaire, with the other, second placed.