The Director for Place will submit a report summarising  the recent tender process for the commissioning of the following local bus services across the city:

 7D, 13, 14, 18, 19, 25, 27, 28B, 31, 39, 43B and 52.

Please note that there is a separate private report also on this agenda detailing the outcome of the tenders and recommendations for awarding contracts for specific bus services.

Anthony Payne (Director for Place) submitted a report summarising the recent tender process for the commissioning of the following local bus services across the city:

7D, 13, 14, 18, 19, 25, 27, 28B, 31, 39, 43B and 52.

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) introduced the report in the absence of Councillor Coker (Cabinet Member for Transport) and indicated that the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board Task and Finish Group on a review into subsidised bus routes and through ticketing had been accepted and wherever possible those relevant to subsidised bus services had been  incorporated as part of the tender process. 

A separate private report was also included on the Cabinet agenda detailing the outcomes of the tenders and recommendations for awarding the contracts for specific bus services.

The report was noted.

(See also minute 32 below)