Decision details

Gedling Borough Council provides grounds maintenance services to Calverton Parish Council at various sites listed in Schedule 2 the Bill of Quantities. The Council’s Parks and Street Care Service has been providing this service since the 1990’s on a contractual basis. This service is provided under the section 1(1)(d) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 which enables Local Authorities to provide and charge public bodies (including Parish Councils) for such services.
The existing Calverton Parish Council contract is due to expire on 31st March 2018. he services to be provided under the contract include grass cutting; sports pitch preparation; maintenance of children’s playgrounds; grave digging and associated works, together with general horticultural and arboricultural work.
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Approval is given to enter into a contract with Calverton Parish Council to provide grounds maintenance services from 1st April 2018

To request approval to enter into a contract to provide grounds maintenance services to an existing client, Calverton Parish Council, for a period of one year.

An alternative option would be to not authorise the provision of this service and not enter into the agreement for 2017/18. This would result in a loss of income for PASC services which could then result in the need to restructure PASC Services. 1.5 PASC operative posts are currently utilised in the provision of this ground maintenance service. If the service ceased those posts would be under threat.