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Public Conveniences Cleaning Contract

Meeting: 27/03/2019 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 94)

94 Public conveniences cleaning contract

Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Bill Giles

 

Exempt information reason 3 - information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Decision:

(Key decision):

 

To note the cancellation of the recent procurement and agreement of a one year contract with Kingdom Services Group Ltd.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the exempt report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning to note approval to public convenience cleaning proposals for one year from 1 April 2019.

 

In response to a question from visiting member, Councillor Denis, the Director of Regeneration and Planning advised that the process of submitting a community bid for cleaning public conveniences would be taken into consideration going forward as part of a review of how the council operated.

 

Visiting member, Councillor Catlin, asked that in future, consideration be given to opening the public conveniences at Southover Grange Gardens all year round.

 

Resolved (Key decision):

 

To note the cancellation of the recent procurement and agreement of a one year contract with Kingdom Services Group Ltd.

 

Reasons for decision:

 

(1) Higher than anticipated tender returns.

 

(2) Alignment of future procurement with Eastbourne Borough Council.

 

Notes: (1) The report remained exempt. (2) Exempt information reasons 3 – information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).