Issue - meetings

To consider progress to date on the highways procurement project.

Consideration was given to the progress to date of the highways procurement project; the new service provider for the delivery of highway services needed to be in place by October 2011. 

On 28 February the bidders had submitted their detailed solutions, comprising ten method statements forming the qualitative information, a mark up of the contract, and pricing information relating to twelve sample schemes covering significant elements of the service. Details of the scoring process, how the scores had been apportioned, and of any weightings, was given. In addition it was reported that since the last meeting there had been two meetings of the overview and scrutiny working group, and meetings between members of the Sub Committee and the three remaining bidders.     

The detailed submissions had now been evaluated by a number of officers a report on which would be circulated for consideration in the confidential session of the meeting.  

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.