Decision details

This report sets out a Gateway 1 options appraisal for the management of household waste recycling centres.

Relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration, Community and Culture

18/2010 The Cabinet agreed to discontinue the current award procedure and commence a new procurement process (option 3 (ii), as set out in paragraph 7.2.1 of the report) for the management of household waste recycling centres.

As the provision of the household waste sites is a statutory requirement, the effective and efficient management of these sites is essential. This procurement is intrinsically linked to that of the larger household waste collection and disposal contracts. All of the separated contracts must commence on the same day, currently programmed to be September 2010, to ensure service continuity.Recommendation has also been made by Eversheds and Strategic Procurement (in paragraph 3.3 of the report) that due to the huge amount of time since the original OJEU notice was published, it is best to conclude with current process and commence a new EU process. In addition, the Council needs to revisit its requirements for the household waste recycling centres service in light of other contractual arrangements for waste services to ensure that the service interfaces with the other arrangements and generally, officers consider that the requirements for the household waste recycling centres service require clarification.