We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for West Yorkshire Combined Authority in Yorkshire and the Humber across 42 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
External audit opinion likely disclaimed
Mazars reported that the 2024-25 accounts are expected to receive a disclaimed opinion because only minimum audit procedures can be completed, although work is ongoing to resolve draft account errors.…
“So, this report just updates you on the progress we've made since the last meeting on our external audit and as Nicola will have advised at the last m…”
Debt recovery weaknesses
A red minimal-assurance audit on debt recovery showed over £2 million of outstanding debt older than 90 days, with some recommendations overdue and a legacy debt element dating back to 2017. Managemen…
“We've got a basic summary there which is all we get at this committee. Having looked at the underlying report in our SharePoint repository and looked …”
Bank reconciliation control issue
External audit confirmed a significant weakness relating to bank reconciliation controls, where the authority had not been reconciling the correct items despite having a process in place. Management s…
“The second weakness which we reported last year actually links to something that is included in the annual governance statement earlier, and it's arou…”
Franchise performance criteria
Members sought assurance that franchising will not be based only on price and that performance will count. Officers confirmed round one contracts were evaluated on price, quality and social value, wit…
“"So the bids that we've finished evaluating for the round one contracts were evaluated on a combination of price, quality and social value. So those w…”
Future Bus Fleet Consultation
The Authority advanced the bus franchising programme, including an outline business case for a new zero-emission fleet, public consultation on bus design, and approval of development funding and round…
“In August, we did launch the first stage of a procurement tendering process for manufacturers because we were very keen to ensure that manufacturing s…”
Bus depot CPO funding approved
The board approved progressing a compulsory purchase order for bus depots needed for franchising, with associated statutory and professional costs to be funded from the 2026-27 revenue budget using re…
“So the paper seeks to authorise the chief executive to formalise the compulsory purchase order. The land and interest that are required are set out in…”
Bus franchising procurement and assets
The board approved key actions for the bus franchising transition, including extending the procurement timetable, delegating award of franchise contracts to preferred bidders, approving vehicle design…
“So we are currently in the process of conducting the procurement round for round one of bus franchising. And it's really positive that we have, throug…”
Bus franchising transition funding
The board approved up to £13 million of additional transition programme revenue costs for bus franchising, funded through the CRSTS Capacity Fund. It also approved flexible depot strategy arrangements…
“As you all know, I took the decision to franchise the bus network in 2024. Ever since, we've been focused on getting the first franchise busses onto t…”
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