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.