The report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services recommended that the delivery of highway services in Wirral be continued on an ‘inhouse plus top-up’ delivery model basis, with key contracts for the supply of civil engineering and structural maintenance works provision being re-procured.

Simon Fox, the Assistant Director for Highways and Infrastructure, presented the report, noting that it included a list of current and proposed top up contracts.

Resolved - That

(1)   the continuation of the Council’s highway service delivery on an in-house plus top-up model basis, as outlined in section 2.0 of this report be endorsed;

(2)   the contract and procurement strategy set out in section 4.0 of this report be approved, and

(3)   the Director of Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Chair and Party Spokespersons of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, to amend the number and scope of support service contracts set out in Appendix 1 to the report, as may be necessary to maintain effective statutory service provision be authorised.