Decision details

(i)  To approve a formal procurement process for a waste transfer and

    disposal contract for the transfer and disposal of commercial waste.

(ii)   To delegate authority to the Executive Director - Resident Services

    to carry out the procurement process and to enter into a contract    for the delivery of the service in accordance with the Contract

    Procedure Rules.

(iii)   To authorise the Executive Director - Resident Services, following

    consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and

    Transport, to take all necessary actions to give effect to the

    recommendations of this report.

Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, waste collected by local

authorities must be disposed of properly. The council is required to have a

solution in place to dispose waste collected by the Commercial Waste

Service in a safe and efficient way. The current commercial waste transfer

and disposal contract expires on 31 March 2025. The council will have no

route to transfer and dispose of waste collected by the Commercial Waste

Service from 1 April 2025 which would result in service failure.

Do nothing. This option was rejected. The council will have no compliant

route to transfer and dispose of waste collected by the Commercial Waste

Service from 1 April 2025 after the current contract expires on 31 March

2025.

Extend the current contract with the current supplier. This option was

rejected. There is no option under the current contract to compliantly extend

the service with the current supplier further than 31 March 2025.