RESOLVED to:
1) Approve to commence the commissioning work for the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Programme, in terms of preparing tender specifications, terms of reference, and publishing tender contracts to procure relevant goods and services, using existing Frameworks and the Council’s tendering processes; and
2) Grant the Executive Director – Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member – Highways, Assets and Transport, delegated powers to agree the award of BSIP contracts via existing internal and external Frameworks or by other relevant tender processes in line with the Council’s Financial Regulations, to the most cost effective and competent organisations or individuals.