Issue - meetings

To seek approval to actively procure a highways construction Strategic Partner and a Reserve Supplier to deliver Transport Capital Investment Programmes from 2027 until 2031, for the delivery of key capital civil engineering projects across the borough of Oldham.

The Scrutiny Board considered a report of the Executive Director of Place/Deputy Chief Executive, which sought approval to actively procure a highways construction Strategic Partner and a Reserve Supplier to deliver Transport Capital Investment Programmes from 2027 - 2031 for the delivery of key capital civil engineering projects across the Borough of Oldham for an accumulative total of up to £20m over a four-year term beginning in April 2027.

The report also sought approval for the delegation of authority to the Executive Director of Place/Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Lead Members, to award the Active Oldham Strategic Partnership Agreement (AOSPA) to the successful Bidder and award a Reserve Supplier Agreement to the second placed Bidder. To delegate authority to the Directors of Economy, Environment and Growth, in consultation with the relevant Lead Members, to award the individual Call Off Orders for individual projects and to delegate low value Call Off Orders (under a value of £50,000) under a direct award via the Assistant Director for Highways in consultation with Budget Holders and Finance Officers.

The report presented two Options for consideration:

Option 1 (preferred Option) – to approve and delegated authority to officers, as specified in the submitted report.

Option 2 – to not delegate to officers and instead initiate a time and cost consuming competitive tendering process for individual projects.

Resolved:

That the Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board, endorses the recommendations detailed in the submitted report of the Executive Director of Place/Deputy Chief Executive to:

1.    That the Executive Director of Place/Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader Members be delegated authority to procure and award the Active Oldham Strategic Partnership Agreement (AOSPA) and Reserve Supplier Agreement, in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Director of Legal. 

2.    The Directors of Economy, Environment and Growth, in consultation with the Director of Finance and the Director of Legal, be delegated authority to award the individual Call-Off Orders under the Strategic Partnership Agreement and Reserve Supplier Agreement.

3.    That the Director of Legal, or his nominated representative, be authorised to affix the Council’s seal to the Active Oldham Strategic Partnership Agreements and Reserve Supplier Agreements and to the Call Off Contracts under the Strategic Partnership Agreements and Reserve Supplier Agreements.

4.    That the Assistant Director of Highways and Engineering be authorized to award low value Call-Off Orders (under a value of £50,000), in line with financial approval limits and in consultation with the Budget Holder and Finance Officers.