Issue - meetings
Contract Award for the Parking ICT system
Meeting: 09/01/2025 - Cabinet (Item 53)
53 Contract Award for the Parking ICT system 
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Purpose
To agree the contract award for the Parking ICT system.
Recommendation
That Cabinet resolves to:
1. Approve the recommendation by officers to award the contract for the Parking ICT system to the preferred contractor as outlined in the Exempt Annex B. The contract length is 4 years plus 1.
Additional documents:
- Annex A - Equality and Rurality Impact Assessment Form - Parking ICT, item 53
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- Webcast for Contract Award for the Parking ICT system
Decision:
The purpose of the item was to agree the contract award for the Parking ICT system.
The Cabinet Member for Health, Culture, and Visitor Experience introduced the item.
The Chair stated that the decision could be taken in public provided there were no detailed questions around the exempt annex.
The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health, Culture, and Visitor Experience, and seconded by Councillor Evemy, Deputy Leader and Member for Finance and Transformation.
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
APPROVE the recommendation by officers to award the contract for the Parking ICT system to the preferred contractor as outlined in the Exempt Annex B. The contract length is 4 years plus 1.
Voting Record 7 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention
Minutes:
The purpose of the item was to agree the contract award for the Parking ICT system.
Councillor Paul Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health, Culture, and Visitor Experience introduced the item.
The Leader stated that the decision could be taken in public provided there were no detailed questions around the exempt annex.
The report sought Cabinet approval to award a contract for a parking system. It was explained that the current system, shared with Forest of Dean and West Oxfordshire district councils, supported parking enforcement by managing penalty charge notices and virtual permits.
After following the procurement process the preferred contractor, Chipside Limited, the current contractor, was recommended for a four-year contract with an optional one-year extension.
It was clarified that the contract would include a three-month no-fault termination clause to allow flexibility for potential changes, such as Council restructuring.
The Chair acknowledged the importance of parking enforcement despite its unpopularity. The hard work of the parking officers and their manager was praised.
The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health, Culture, and Visitor Experience, and seconded by Councillor Evemy, Deputy Leader and Member for Finance and Transformation
RESOLVED that Cabinet:
APPROVE the recommendation by officers to award the contract for the Parking ICT system to the preferred contractor as outlined in the Exempt Annex B. The contract length is 4 years plus 1
Voting Record 7 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention