Issue - meetings

[To approve the award of contracts for works, goods and services]

That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Director of Resident Services, to approve the award of a contract for Taxi Driver Smart ID Cards when the evaluation process is complete.

Councillor Stephen Simkins presented the report seeking delegated authority to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change to approve the award of the contract Taxi Driver Smart ID Cards once the evaluation process is complete. The procurement route for the contract would provide opportunities for the local supply chain to bid for the contract, supporting the Wolverhampton Pound.

Cabinet Members welcomed the introduction of smart ID cards for Wolverhampton’s private hire and Hackney Carriage licenced drivers, that would help safeguard the general public and vulnerable people in Wolverhampton and in other areas where Wolverhampton-licenced drivers are licenced to operate.

Resolved:

That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Director of Resident Services, to approve the award of a contract for Taxi Driver Smart ID Cards when the evaluation process is complete.