The Assistant Director for Highways and Infrastructure introduced this report of the Director of Neighbourhood Services which recommended acceptance of tenders and the award of term contracts for various highway services. The contracts were to run from December 2021 until November 2025, with one of the contracts running to March 2026. There were no extension provisions within the contracts. There were benefits in terms of movement toward the Council’s net zero carbon emissions goals and community wealth and these would be monitored throughout the term of the contracts.

In answer to Members questions it was established that:

·  There were bidders for all of the contacts although some were rejected as not compliant

·  Bids were judged on a spit between quality, cost and social value, and the split was determined with advice from the Procurement officers

RESOLVED: That

(1)   the tenders for the Wirral Highway A1.1, A1.2, A1.3, A1.4, A1.5 and A2 Term Service Contracts, December 2021 to November 2025, submitted to Wirral Council on 8 October 2021 be accepted;

(2)   the tender for the Wirral Highway A3 Term Service Contract, December 2021 to March 2026, submitted to Wirral Council on 8 October 2021 be accepted;

(3)   the award of all seven contracts be approved, subject to contract and subject to expiry of the relevant standstill period without challenges, to the following suppliers: