Following the above referenced decision procurement activity has been undertaken in accordance with the council procedures. This activity has been confirmed as being compliant within the councils Contractual Procedural Rules by Procurement and Legal officers.

An invitation to quote was placed on the approved council procurement systems where 22 bids for the specified works were received. UK Signs Ltd were evaluated against the other 21 and scored the highest in terms of the price and quality when assessed.

The quote provided is confirmed as being within the budget set aside from the above decision for this part of the implementation work.

New signage has been designed by the councils internal design team and will contain the corporate text and logos, as required. Additionally, this new signage will be larger, easier to read and provide more localised information.

Temporary signage will be in place immediately after the new car park charges take effect on the 17 May 2021. New signs will be replaced in the days following this.