Decision details

(i)  That the contract for the operation of the City Depot HWRC is retendered as part of the Hampshire retender procedure for all 26 HWRC sites in Hampshire;

(ii)  that the contract allows flexibility for Southampton to operate the City Depot HWRC in a way that suits local requirements; and,

(iii)  to delegate authority to the Director, Place, following consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to finalise and enter into all legal documentation necessary to enter into and agree the terms of the new HWRC contract.

1.  The Council will benefit from economy of scale savings with the City Depot HWRC site being part of a joint contract for all 26 HWRC sites in Hampshire; whilst still retaining flexibility to have its site operated as it prefers.

2.  Hampshire County Council will meet all procurement costs for the new contract; with the cost of contract management already covered under the current waste Tripartite arrangement between Southampton, Hampshire and Portsmouth.

Procuring a separate contract for the management of the City Depot HWRC from 1 April 2016. This was discounted due to:

• The Council would have to meet contract procurement costs itself;
• The Council would not benefit from economies of scale savings within the day to day management costs of running the site;

·  The Council would not benefit from sharing investment costs of new initiatives which would be shared across 26 HWRC sites in a joint contract.

None.