Decision details

WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AND STREET SWEEPING PROCUREMENT – DECISION ON SPECIFICATION, TOPICS FOR DIALOGUE AND TENDER EVALUATION CRITERIA

Decision Maker: Assets Portfolio Holder, Environment Portfolio Holder, Leader of the Council and Corporate Finance & Governance Portfolio Holder

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

That the Leader of the Council, the Portfolio Holder for Environment and the Portfolio Holder for Assets having consulted with, and taken on board feedback from, the Member Working Group and the Waste Contract Project Board:-

1.   approve the high level contract specification, as presented to the Member Working Group and Waste Contract Board at their respective meetings held on 1st October 2024 and set out in the slides in Appendix A to the report;

 

2.   approve the aspects of the specification about which dialogue will be held with bidders, as set out in the report; and

 

3.   approve the tender evaluation criteria, as set out in Appendix B to the report.

Reasons for the decision:

The recommendations are made in accordance with the delegations to Portfolio Holders provided by Cabinet on 26 July 2024.

Alternative options considered:

The options considered have been led by the Core Specification Principles that have already been adopted by Cabinet on 26 July 2024. The contract specification is broadly aligned to those principles and when developing the more detailed elements of the specification various options have been considered and through discussion with the Portfolio Holders at meetings on 15th August and 12th September 2024 arrived at those included within the draft specification.

Publication date: 08/10/2024

Date of decision: 08/10/2024

Effective from: 16/10/2024

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