THAT:-

(a)           the following public transport contracts be awarded with effect from 3rd September 2017 as follows:

·       route 292 to Sargeants for a maximum period of seven years with break points at 3 and 5 years at a contract value of £1,362,900

·       route 293 to First for a maximum period of seven years with break points at 3 and 5 years at a contract value of £1,597,200

·       route 299 to Lugg Valley for a maximum period of a year at a contract value of £10,916

(b)           the procurement of passenger transport school contracts as set out in appendix 1 be approved;

(c)           the assistant director environment and place be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to award school transport contracts within approved budgets, following implementation of recommendation b above;

(d)           the assistant director environment and place be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to undertake future school transport route reviews and subsequent procurement in accordance with council policies, contract procedure rules and approved budgets; the director for economy, communities and corporate be authorised to award contracts for future passenger transport services tendered in accordance with agreed  policies and approved budgets.