Decision details

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval to the award of contracts for revised supported bus services following an annual retendering process.

Having had regard to the provisions of the Community Strategy and being satisfied that the proposals in this report will improve the economic, social and environmental well being of service users and the local community:

(i)  Subject to Council approving the addition of the Crematorium - New Cremators scheme to the Environment and Transport Capital Programme, to approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, capital expenditure on the purchase of new cremators, associated mercury abatement equipment and other ancillary equipment and repairs, as set out in the confidentialappendix.

To purchase and install new cremators, mercury abatement equipment and associated plant to comply with new legislation and to replace equipment at the end of its serviceable life.

In total seven other service delivery models have been examined:- Cease  service provision, transformation in-house, market testing, outsourcing, public/private partnership, sale of the business and creation of a wholly owned company.  All were rejected for financial reasons.