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Background:

This report provided details of the outcome of the procurement exercise for the Recycling Resource Management Contract.

The report explained that the current Recycling Resource Management contract had been entered into with Veolia and had commenced in October 2019 for an initial term of two-years, with a further one-year extension until 30 September 2022.

The report advised that the new contract would cover a period of 48 months in total from October 1 2022, including a 24 month extension.

An Exempt Appendix set out key information in respect of financial analysis, the tender process and evaluation and made a recommendation to award a contract.

The Council's decision to award these contracts would be subject to observing the procurement standstill period of a minimum of 10 days in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council would be unable to enter into the contract before the end of the standstill period.

Reasons:

The bidder outlined in section 3.2 of the exempt appendix has been evaluated as the most economically advantageous against the Council’s award criteria preferred procurement route. Securing a contract ready for 1 October 2022 will enable Medway Council to meet its statutory obligations.