Contact: Peter Shelley, ext 6984 email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

(i) That approval be given to accept a tender based on the configuration of services set out in Option 5 of the New Forest passenger transport review in the light of the recently received tenders, which would result in the following service changes:

· Greater linkage between Southampton-Lymington-Bournemouth serving the new Lymington Hospital

· Simplified combined local service Lymington Hospital-New Milton-Christchurch

· Redeployment of Lymington Cango with tailored replacement

· Use of smaller vehicle to provide off-peak journeys for Burley and Bransgore

· Use of smaller vehicle to provide journeys for Fritham and Minstead.

(ii) That as the recently received tenders cost £100,000 more than the estimate for Option 5 the following adjustments be authorised to contain expenditure within the available budget:

(a) use of smaller vehicle to replace the evening peak conventional journey for Burley and Bransgore; and

(b) the X34/35 service to operate between Southampton, Burley and Ringwood only with connections at Ringwood for Bournemouth, rather than a through service.

2. Reason

2.1 These decisions will enable transport services which give access to employment, education, health, retail and leisure facilities for the widest section of the community, so enhancing our quality of place whilst containing expenditure within the budget available.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 Each area review considered a number of options for delivering local services, which consisted of varying mixes of local bus and community transport services, but were rejected on the grounds of not achieving best value for money nor providing good accessibility.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or Other Executive Member Consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - None.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - None.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor M J Kendal

Executive Member for Environment

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