Provision of Interim Project Lead for Passenger Transport Review

Background

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (SBC) would like to appoint interim support to Project Lead a review SBC’s adults and children transport services.

Objectives

The Council’s aim is to deliver ‘best value’ to the residents and stakeholders of Southend means the Council needs to investigate its options to integrate and streamline its passenger transport services with the ultimate goal of driving efficiencies for improved services and reducing costs (where possible).

The vision for this project is an ambitious journey of change of its policies. Its aim is to achieve value for money through providing an improved passenger transport provision.

Project Scope

The initial scope of this work is to review best practice and to liaise with the Council’s service areas to make a recommendation to an integrated service delivery approach and defined policies with an established eligibility criteria that is consistent across the Council. Engagement with other stakeholders i.e. schools, contact and community day centres will be also be required to assist in the developing the proposed structure of an integrated service and revisions to existing policies.