Decision details

(i)        to note the outcomes of the bike hire scheme options appraisal study;

(ii)       to agree the preferred option of implementing a city-wide bike hire scheme via a private management model; and

(iii)      to delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services and the Leader of the Council to consider and approve business cases (including estimated expenditure) for a bike hire scheme for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1; and thereafter, to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the delivery of a bike hire scheme without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council.