Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its appendix (which is confidential Part II exempt* material and is printed on salmon-coloured paper for members and relevant officers only) and to make the resolution set out below:

(1)  That the contract for the disposal of business waste and recycling for the period 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2023 be awarded to Supplier A.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Director of Residents Services to:

(a)  make any minor contractual changes during the contract term and

(b)  extend the contract by mutual agreement, for up to five years should the contract remain economically advantageous and the supplier perform satisfactorily.

*[Note Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972]

RESOLVED

(1)  That the contract for the disposal of business waste and recycling for the period 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2023 be awarded to Supplier A.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Director of Residents Services to:

(a)  make any minor contractual changes during the contract term and

(b)  extend the contract by mutual agreement for up to five years should the contract remain economically advantageous and the supplier performs satisfactorily.

The Cabinet received and considered the agenda report and its confidential Part II exempt appendix (which was circulated to members and relevant officers only).

This item was presented by Mr Barrow.

Mrs Huggett and Mr Riley were in attendance for this matter.

Mr Barrow summarised with reference to section 3 of the report the financial imperative for CDC to seek and secure an alternative less expensive disposal provider for its business waste and recycling collection service. The outcome of an EU tendering exercise in terms of the recommended supplier, the financial benefits to CDC (savings compared with the current contract and avoidance of land fill tax) and the use of an environmentally sustainable energy from waste facility near Heathrow to dispose of non-recyclable waste were set out in sections 4, 5 and 7 of the report and in the confidential Part II exempt appendix.

Members commended the proposed outcome as a very satisfactory solution and the excellent work undertaken by Mr Riley and Mrs Huggett.

Mr Barrow and Mrs Huggett replied to questions about (i) the environmental credentials of transporting to and incinerating trade waste at the depot near Heathrow: low emissions and up-to-date technology and (ii) the predicted uptake by businesses of the option to recycle trade waste (further details could be supplied if required).

At the close of this item Mr Barrow paid tribute to Bob Riley who was soon to retire after working for 23 years at CDC. He praised Mr Riley’s sterling service in so many ways, not least in his significant contribution (a) in helping to achieve and maintain CDC’s exemplary recycling rate and (b) in earning the external consultants’ praise of CDC’s record and reputation for efficiency and excellence in operating its waste collection service. Mr Dignum seconded Mr Barrow’s encomium of Mr Riley. The Cabinet, CDC members who were observing the meeting and officers endorsed these sentiments with appreciative applause and an audible assent.

Decision

The Cabinet voted unanimously on a show of hands to make the resolutions below. 

RESOLVED

(1)  That the contract for the disposal of business waste and recycling for the period 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2023 be awarded to Supplier A.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Director of Residents Services to:

(a)  make any minor contractual changes during the contract term and

(b)  extend the contract by mutual agreement, for up to five years should the contract remain economically advantageous and the supplier perform satisfactorily.