Fair Work, Economic Growth & Infrastructure Committee - 17/02/2025

At a MEETING of the FAIR WORK, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE held remotely on 17th February, 2025.

Present:-

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

BAILIES

Will DAWSON	Willie SAWERS	Kevin KEENAN
Christina ROBERTS		Derek SCOTT

COUNCILLORS

Heather ANDERSON	Steven ROME	George McIRVINE
Jimmy BLACK	Lynne SHORT	Wendy SCULLIN
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Pete SHEARS
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Daniel COLEMAN
Ken LYNN	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Michael CRICHTON
Lee MILLS	Dorothy McHUGH	Craig DUNCAN

Councillor Steven ROME, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 6th January, 2025 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Councillor Rome declared an interest in the item of business at Article VllI of this minute by virtue of having a family member attending one of the schools referred to and took no part in the proceedings and withdrew from the meeting for its consideration.

II DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL (DONALDS LANE AND PITALPIN STREET, DUNDEE) (STOPPING-UP) ORDER2024

There was submitted Agenda Note AN4-2025, whereby reference was made to Article IV of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 23rd September, 2024 to stop-up areas of roads and footways in Donalds Lane and Pitalpin Street, Dundee.

The Order was duly prepared and advertised in the Evening Telegraph and The Edinburgh Gazette, and the relevant statutory undertakers were consulted. No objections were received.

The Committee authorised and confirmed the Stopping-Up Order, and authorised formal publication of the confirmation, after which the Order would become operative.

III SOURCING STRATEGY FOR PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK TO SUPPLY PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR CITYWIDE PLAYAREAS

There was submitted Report No 15-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services seeking approval to commence a compliant procurement process for the direct award of play equipment through the Scotland Excel Framework, Outdoor Play and Sports Facilities 0420, Lot 11 Supply and Delivery.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to approve the commencement of a procurement exercise in respect of the project described, based on the sourcing strategy summarised in the report; and

(ii) to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services to finalise the procurement sourcing strategy and direct award purchases (as set out in Section 4 to the report) up to the combined value of 320,000, in compliance with Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Lot 11 allowed the use of Direct Award.

IV TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY

There was submitted Report No 27-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development, detailing tenders received and requesting decisions thereon.

(a) INSPECTION, TESTING, SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND FORGES

The Committee agreed to accept the tender from AES Ltd in the sum of 109,897.50, together with allowances of 5,495, giving a total expenditure of 115,392.50.

(b) MECHANICAL SERVICES FRAMEWORK MULTI-SUPPLIER

The Committee agreed the approval of a Framework Agreement which would confer approval on any subsequent mini-competitions made through the framework, if budgetary provision existed for the purchase, noting all call offs would be by mini-competition exercise; noting that delegated authority was granted under Report No 325-2023 to the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services (Article V of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th November, 2023 refers) to utilise the Dundee City Council Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement in this way; and noted that any contract awards to be made from this framework, that were not covered by delegation provided to officers within Council Standing Orders and Financial Regulations would be brought back to Committee for consideration in due course.

The Committee agreed to accept the tender with highest ranking score for cost and quality from Dundee Plant Company Ltd in the sum of 100,513.70, together with allowances of 36,986.30, giving a total expenditure of 137,500.

(d) LONGHAUGH ROAD PLAY AREA WARD 6 - NORTH EAST

The Committee agreed to accept the tender with highest ranking score for cost and quality from SDB Contracts Ltd in the sum of 101,919.27, together with allowances of 43,580.73, giving a total expenditure of 145,500.

(e) COLDSIDE AND WEST END PLAY AREA UPGRADES

The Committee agreed to accept the tender with the highest ranking for cost/quality from HAGS-SMP Ltd in the sum of 210,160.02, together with allowances of 20,839.98, giving a total expenditure of 231,000.

V PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT RECYCLING IMPROVEMENT FUND HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRES

There was submitted Report No 36-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services seeking approval of the purchase of equipment for Baldovie and Riverside Recycling Centres.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to note the purchase of equipment proposed within the report and to authorise expenditure which would be met via the grant provided from the Scottish Governments Recycling Improvement Fund, plus allowances which were included within the General Services Capital Plan 2024/2029, as follows:-

(ii) to purchase two static cardboard compactors from the pre-tendered Scotland Excel framework Waste Disposal Equipment 09/23 and that the offer of 47,470 from Bergmann Direct Ltd be accepted; and

(iii) to purchase 16 skips from the pre-tendered Scotland Excel framework Waste disposal equipment 09/23. It was recommended that the offer of 108,340 from Glasgow Waste Containers Ltd be accepted.

VI DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL (VARIATION OF WAITING RESTRICTIONS) ORDER 2025

There was submitted Report No 26-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development, detailing proposed Traffic Regulation Order variations utilising the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and variation of the List of Public Roads in accordance with Section 1(4) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984. The variations proposed in the report were promoted to improve road safety, environmental amenity, and business operations.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to approve the preparation of a Traffic Regulation Variation Order to affect changes to the waiting restrictions in the relevant Traffic Regulation Orders for Dundee; and

(ii) to approve the addition to, and deletion from, the List of Public Roads in respect to the areas identified in Drawing 3 of Appendix A of the report.

VII DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2019) DELIVERY PROGRAMME 2025

There was submitted Report No 28-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development, seeking approval of the Dundee Local Development Plan Delivery Programme 2025.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to approve the Dundee City Council and Local Development Plan (2019) Delivery Programme 2025 as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; and

(ii) to remit the Head of Planning and Economic Development to publish the Delivery Programme 2025 and submit to Scottish Ministers.

VIII SOURCING STRATEGIES BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY AND HEAD OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ANDROADS

There was submitted Report No 29-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development, presenting sourcing strategies and seeking approval to commence with the procurement exercise in respect of each project.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to approve the commencement of a procurement exercise in respect of the projects described, based on the sourcing strategy detailed in Appendix 1 of the report; and

(ii) to delegate authority to the Executive Director of City Development to award contracts where tenders were less than 500,000, tenders above this level and/or 10% above the sourcing strategy estimate would be brought back to Committee for consideration.

IX BUSINESS LOANS SCOTLAND

There was submitted Report No 30-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development, providing an update on the operation of Business Loans Scotland and seeking approval to invest legacy funding in a Proof of Concept (POC) Fund in partnership with the University of Dundee.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to note the changes in funding for Business Loans Scotland; and

(ii) to approve the proposal to re-invest legacy funding in a Proof of Concept (POC) Fund Programme in partnership with University of Dundee with the aim of catalysing life science and healthcare sector spinout companies.

X UK SHARED PROSPERITY FUND 2025/2026

There was submitted Report No 50-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development, providing an update on the extension of the UK Governments Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) for 2025/2026 and seeking approval to continue the approach to delivery of the programme undertaken during 2022/2025 that delegated authority be given to the Executive Directors of City Development and Corporate Services to develop and manage the programme, based on the Citys Investment Plan approved by the UK Government in December 2022.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to delegate authority to the Executive Directors of City Development and Corporate Services to progress the development and delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Programme in 2025/2026 which would be a continuation of the Investment Plan for 2022/2025; and

(ii) to note that an annual report for 2024/2025 UKSPF would be brought to Committee in May, following the closure of the UKSPF reporting period.

Steven ROME, Convener.