Decision details

Welfare Vehicles - Reorganisation and Extension of Contract for Existing Fleet

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Decision made

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report seeks approval to extend the lease arrangements for welfare vehicles for varying periods, until alternative provision for the service is in place.

Decision:

68/2008 The Cabinet agreed the proposed process and extensions to the existing leases with Dawsons for individual vehicles up to a maximum of 18 months.
69/2008 The Cabinet supported the transfer of the operation of the welfare transport service from the Children and Adults Directorate to the Transport Procurement Unit in Regeneration, Community and Culture Directorate from September 2008 as detailed in paragraph 8 of the report, and a Service Level Agreement be established to enable operational and management costs to be recharged to Children and Adults Directorate.
70/2008 The Cabinet supported the implementation of option (c) for the operation of welfare vehicles as detailed in paragraph 7 of the report.

Reasons for the decision:

To maintain the provision of a service while the review of future needs is completed and implemented and to enable the proposed reorganisation to be implemented.

Publication date: 11/03/2008

Date of decision: 11/03/2008

Decided at meeting: 11/03/2008 - Cabinet

Effective from: 20/03/2008

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