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Business Case proposal that will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on which sets out the Council's preferred unitary configuration for Greater Essex. 

Formal consultation will be completed by MHCLG in early 2026.

The A104 Safer Roads Scheme has been designed and consulted on upon engagement with key stakeholders such as  City of London, Epping Forest District Council, local access groups, local businesses, and residents.

Legal - Monitoring Officer Finance - Section 151

Approval from the above stakeholders will be sought prior to submitting the report.

To approve the procurement of Libraries Adult and Children Physical Stock including fiction, non-fiction, CD's and DVD's. 

Approval of decision to award S106 funding to create new early years and childcare places in Witham North ward, Braintree district. 

N/A

A scheme consultation to be carried out to advertise the proposal to realign the existing road crossing.

Public consultation held from 16th October - 27th November.

Consultation sent direct to other relevant parties including local member and local MP.

DfT has agreed to ECC spending circa £3mn to develop and implement bus benefitting Highway Schemes across the County. A decision is required to approve a recommended package of capital measures to support the Bus Service Improvement Plan Delivery Plan

The package of measures have been discussed in principle with other Highways & Transportation Heads of Service and officers, through Tracker and to bus operators at the Enhanced Partnership Group. Individual schemes would be consulted on locally with members and stakeholders as appropriate according to the scale of the scheme as / when / if schemes progress towards implementation.

Director for Finance, Cabinet Member for Finance, Legal, Strengthening Communities team, Resettlement team

Legal - Monitoring Officer, Finance - Section 151, Approval from the above stakeholders will be sought prior to submitting the Cabinet Member Action

Agree that the Council should enter into a new four year agreement with Epping Forest District Council to suspend the part night lighting policy for parishes that have committed to sign up to the new agreement. 

Agree for the Council to undertake an open, single-stage, competitive tender process to appoint a Registered Provider for the development, ownership and management of an extra care scheme at Rocheway, Rochford, including the transfer of the Freehold by the Council and entering into legal agreements. 

The report is a result of joint work with legal, procurement and ASC. The Public were consulted as part of the planning application statutory consultation process before approval was secured to build the scheme. 

Engagement with Essex-based contractors, Procurement colleagues across Essex and Anchor partners

The market via soft market testing. The public were consulted as part of the planning process.

There will not be a public consultation. No group will be negatively impacted by this decision.

Decision on commissioning three research projects via a competitive procurement using a single stage open tender process of three lots. Each grant will be for a 24-month period from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2027 at a maximum overall cost of £2,492,281. This will be funded from DfT bus grant funding.

Expansion of Harlow Fields special school to create capacity for further pupil numbers including new build and refurbishment of existing buildings.

Planning consultation. Consultation with parents of children at the school.

Legal - Monitoring Officer

Finance - Section 151

Approval from the above stakeholders will be sought prior to submitting the report

N/A

A scheme consultation to be carried out to advertise the proposed Banned Right Turn and Crossing amendments as part of the Colchester ATF2 Programme.

Formal planning consultation at appropriate time.

Consultation with parents of children who are likely to attend the new school at the appropriate time

Public consultation re planning Consultation with all appropriate stakeholders re establishment of new SEN provision (completed) Department for Education (completed)

A scheme consultation to be carried out with amended drawing following on from previous 2022 consultation carried out with an inaccurate scheme drawing. This is part of a wider package of measures advertised separately as part of the Braintree ATF2 Programme.

This decision is to agree to commence a competitive procurement for a new integrated highways services contract including routine and reactive highway maintenance provision, highway improvement schemes and professional services.

Senior Officers, Political Leaders and Providers of highways services (‘the market’) to be consulted.  

Family Engagement Consultation (September-October 2024)
Market Engagement Consultation (June-July 2025)

The purpose of this report is to outline the current challenges, expected demand, and future strategy for the procurement of the Children with Disabilities Home Based Care service in Essex. 
Section 25 of the Children and Young Persons Act requires local authorities to provide short breaks for families with disabled children. Short Breaks gives parent carers and siblings a break while enabling children and young people to meet friends, take part in activities, develop independence and have fun. 
Home Based Care (sometimes referred to as Direct Provision, Home Based Agency Support or packages of care) consists of a range of care packages, provided by carers, which are tailored to the specific needs of eligible children and young people with SEND and their families both in their homes and the community.
The Essex Short Breaks Commissioning Strategy 2021-2026 sets out in Objective 7 that we will improve the provision of Home Based Care by developing a new framework agreement with specialist providers. The aim is to ensure that families of Children with Disabilities (CwD) and Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who require more intensive or specialist care can access high quality support, and make our internal systems for finding this support more efficient.
The outcome from this report is intended to be a clear commercial pathway for the market in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Current provision is sourced solely via spot purchase and therefore the Council wishes to move to a contractual model that enables improved market relationships, value for money and high-quality services. 

LTP outcomes agreed at PLT.

Initial internal consultation has taken place, initial discussion with Districts has taken place, full public consultation on a draft Strategy in planned for early summer 2024, followed by full public consultation on the final Local Transport Plan in late 2024 or early 2025.

It is assumed that these consultations will require separate Cabinet Member decisions to consult.

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Team Colchester

Colchester City Council

Public consultation 

Internal review