Decision details

Extension of contract for the provision of cashless payment parking and visitors parking permit services

Decision Maker: Strategic Director for the Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Request for the extension of the contract with Parkmobile for the provision of cashless payment parking and visitor parking permit services.

 

Reasons for Urgency:

An urgent decision is required to ensure that the Council can serve a notice of extension as contractually required by 14/04/21.

 

Decision:

That approval be given to extend the contract for a two-year period from 15 July 2021 to 14 July 2023 at a cost of approximately £2m for the extended period. The original contract value was a fixed cost of £238,500 pa plus additional costs depending on the volume of transactions.

 

Reasons for the decision:

The contract provides the option for the Council to extend the contract for a further two (2) years on two (2) separate consecutive occasions.

 

Alternative options considered:

As described in the report.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 12/04/2021

Date of decision: 11/04/2021

Effective from: 15/04/2021

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