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The Council’s Environmental and
Community Protection department is increasingly involved in the
time-consuming management of more complex and wide ranging
environmental cases such as fly tipping, commercial waste, illegal
burning and abandoned vehicles. This doesn’t leave sufficient
resources for a sustained high visibility presence on observational
offences such as Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) and
littering enforcement that is required to effect ongoing
behavioural change.
In November 2020, the Council obtained approval to enter into a
short term pilot contract with a specialist contractor to deliver
Public Spaces Protection Order and Littering Enforcement in the
borough.
The Council have carried out an open market tender process which
has been advertised on both the local and national portal. Bidders
were evaluated against previous experience, service delivery and
costs and out of the 4 tenders received, District Enforcement Ltd
scored highest by demonstrating their experience and ability to
deliver the contract to a high standard.
This contract is for 12 months however there is an option to extend
the agreement for a further 4 years. As part of the 12 months, the
Council will obtain management information to support the decision
on whether to continue with the contract or not.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Neighbourhood Delivery
Decision published: 19/10/2021
Effective from: 06/09/2021
Decision:
To award a 12 month contract to District
Enforcement Ltd for Public Spaces Protection Orders and Littering
Enforcement.
Lead officer: Dawn Rhoden
To approve an exemption to comply with the Council’s commissioning & procurement standing orders and award a contract directly without the need to carry out a competitive tendering process in relation to:
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Housing & Property Services
Decision published: 14/09/2021
Effective from: 22/09/2021
Decision:
To approve the suspension of the Council’s commissioning & procurement standing orders to enable the direct appointment of Emerging Futures to provide a specialised support service for the Ex–Offender Housing Navigator project.
Lead officer: Natasha Beresford
Background: The Council have an agreed capital
budget of £300k to carry window replacements and associated
works at the Rossgate Shopping Precinct.
Procurement process: The Council identified the Fusion 21 Framework
Agreement as the most suitable procurement route to award this
contract.
Under the Framework Agreement the Council had 2 procurement routes,
direct award or further competition. Following a conversation with
Fusion 21, the recommendation was to carry out a direct award to
the number one placed supplier on the agreement, Bell Group
Limited.
Bell have been ranked number one supplier following a robust
evaluation process looking at both price (40% of the criteria) and
quality (60% of the criteria). The qualitative elements that were
looked at included delivery of works, social value, health and
safety, quality management and risk management.
Through the direct award approach, the Council are able to avoid a
tender process which will save around 5 months on the programme.
Due to the current condition of the windows at Rossgate shopping
precinct and with the guarantees from Fusion 21 that the direct
award is providing value for money, it was agreed that this was the
best way forward.
The Council’s Commercial Asset and Property Development team
has worked with both Bell Group and Fusion 21 to draft a schedule
of works and agree a cost which is both in budget and offers value
for money.
The works will commence 8 weeks after the contract is signed by
both parties.
Decision Maker: Chief Finance Officer (S151)
Decision published: 08/09/2021
Effective from: 07/09/2021
Decision:
Decision: To award a contract to Bell Group
Limited to carry out Window Replacements and Associated Works at
Rossgate Shopping Precinct, Hemel Hempstead.
Lead officer: Jim Mitchell
Background:
The Council needs to comply with legislation and consult when
looking to introduce new or ammend existing traffic regulation
orders. The existing contract is coming to a natural conclusion and
there is a requirement to tender this contract.
Reason:
The Council can introduce Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) under
licence from Hertfordshire County Council, the Highway Authority.
All waiting restriction schemes are subject to their approval and,
as a minimum, must comply with their standards. This contract is
for an end-to-end, proposal to install a TRO service with minimal
intervention required by the Council between consultations. Members
will review consultation reports and instruct the consultancy via
Parking Service Officers as to their decisions concerning the
progress of any scheme after each consultation report is
submitted.
This contract will run as a call-off contract, therefore spend
against this contract will be active if and when a requirement for
this service is requested.
This tender was advertised as an Open (above threshold value)
process on the Supply Hertfordshire portal and on Contracts Finder
in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Three
tender submissions were received and ADL provided the highest
scoring tender on evaluation.
Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Legal and Democratic Services
Decision published: 03/09/2021
Effective from: 27/08/2021
Decision:
Decision: The approval to award contract for
Traffic Regulation Order Consultancy for an 4 year period (plus
option to extend for an additional 3 years) to ADL Traffic
Lead officer: Ben Hosier