Agenda item

The Area Council Manager provided an update regarding the future extension of the Environmental Enforcement contract, seekingagreement on the future of the contract after March 2016, which is the extension period currently agreed by the North East Area Council.  Members acknowledged that an additional fee will be payable to Barnsley Enforcement Services to ensure that the procured enforcement service operations are carried out in a practical manner.  Members noted that a full retender will be carried out after April 2016, at which time the contract will be split into ‘lots’, allowing each Area Council to specify individual requirements. 

RESOLVED that:

(i)         the information contained within the report be noted;

(ii)        the Environmental and Parking Enforcement contract be advertised for a minimum of 2 years, at a value of £62,500 per annum for two Enforcement Officers, on the understanding that it is `let` one year at a time, with `break` clauses included, should funding be discontinued, and that

(iii)       afull re-tender of the Service will be carried out from April 2016 onwards in partnership with the other Area Councils within Barnsley MBC.