To enter into a service subsidy agreement for the operation of bus service 14 with Simonds of Botesdale for the period from Monday 7th April 2025 to Saturday 2nd January 2027 inclusive at a rate of £254.46 per day of operation.
Reasons: To ensure that affected residents continue to have a bus service and as this was the best price for the continued operation of the service from those submitted in response to a competitive tendering exercise. The ongoing provision of service subsidies in respect of Service 14 is considered to be justified given the current level of passenger usage, especially as a high percentage are elderly or have a disability, and as there is currently sufficient funding available from surpluses accrued from the Cromwell Square on-street parking place.