A number of the below questions are not valid under the Freedom of Information request process, however the Council have decided to respond to these questions.

1. What are the biggest challenges your organisation currently faces in surveying and geospatial activity?
Time, financial and staff resources. Complete surveying and geospatial throughout the network may be prioritised in areas that would yield the most benefits for the residents of the Wokingham Borough Council.

2. Are you confident in your full knowledge of the condition and knowledge of your impact on our local environment?
The Council will commission surveys etc. commensurate and relevant to the project to which they relate. For example, where a project is EIA development then a full Environmental Impact Assessment was undertaken in accordance with the regulations. For smaller schemes, a smaller scope of investigation is necessary. For all projects the Council will instruct surveys etc. as necessary to ensure it holds appropriate information and knowledge of the impacts on the local environment.

3. What are your organisation’s key strategic objectives for the next 12-24 months, and how does surveying and geospatial fit into these?
The Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan, approved at Council on 20th February, includes all Wokingham Borough Council currently committed capital projects. There is also the Development and adoption of the new Local Plan. These are available on the Councils website.

4. Please detail any planned development of sites or assets
Section 21 exemption. Please visit our website which has planning application information for each site.

5. Do you have a supplier for drainage mapping and surveying?
Yes.

6. If so, please can you supply details of the contractual arrangements in place including date of award, details of any Framework used or link to the advertisement, contract value and duration
procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=6b1ffb80-8590-ef11-8130-005056b64545 Nb. This is a call-off contract that we look to renew on an as required basis.

7. If not, please can you indicate what evaluation of the requirement for surveying and geospatial works have been undertaken?
Not applicable.

8. Please share your planned procurement pipeline for surveying and geospatial works for the next 12 months
The Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan, approved at Council on 20th February, includes all Wokingham Borough Council currently committed capital projects. Traffic flow around the borough is continually monitored through traffic counting loops and Vivacity cameras. Annual NCN pedestrian and cycling surveys will be taking place in summer 2025.

9. How do you engage with potential new suppliers—through open tenders, direct engagement, or supplier days?
Via Pro-Contract. See the Councils Tenders and Procurement webpage with updates following the Procurement Act coming in to force in 2025.

10. Please can you confirm the individual responsible for managing your surveying and geospatial contracts or wider development contracts and provide their contact details and role title?
We do not have an individual responsible for this. Customer Service who can pass it to the relevant team.

11. Please provide a list of frameworks that you procure related services through
Depends on services or works required (CCS, Westworks, Lazer, Lexica, et).

12. Do you plan to repurpose any sites for renewable energy or solar farms?
Yes. The Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan, approved at Council on 20th February, includes all Wokingham Borough Council currently committed capital projects.

13. Do you have any issues with subsidence in your properties? If so, where?
No.

14. When developing/purchasing/selling a site, how do you verify that the boundaries are correct?
The Estates team undertake this work.

15. Do you have any public cycleway schemes coming up in the next 12-24 months?
Yes. The Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan, approved at Council on 20th February, includes all Wokingham Borough Council currently committed capital projects.

16. How do you ensure the safety of your teams on site? Do you provide utility plans?
Procured as part of development works. We undertake C2 searches and then decide if trial holes or GPR’s are required based on the data and the scheme.