Issue - meetings

This report sets out the outcome of the tender process to award the contracts for the Household Waste Collection and Disposal contracts.

Discussion:

The report requested the Council to award the contracts for the Household Waste Collection and Disposal contracts.

An exempt appendix identified the tenderers for the contracts and provided details of the procurement and evaluation processes.

Councillor Jarrett, supported by Councillor Mason, proposed the recommendations as set out in the report, with the addition of the following recommendation:

“To authorise the Chief Finance Officer (who is the officer responsible for the proper administration of the Council’s financial affairs under section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972) as the officer responsible for signing certificates issued under the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 in respect of the collection and disposal contracts to be entered into by the Council.” 

Decision:

The Council agreed the following:

(a)               to award the contract for the disposal of residual waste to Veolia as the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT);

(b)               to award the contract for the collection of residual waste and recycling and street cleansing service to Veolia as the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT);

(c)               to authorise the Chief Finance Officer (who is the officer responsible for the proper administration of the Council’s financial affairs under section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972) as the officer responsible for signing certificates issued under the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 in respect of the collection and disposal contracts to be entered into by the Council.

Background:

This report recommended approval for the award of the contracts for household waste collection and disposal services to Council on 15 April 2010.

An exempt appendix identified the tenderers for the contracts and provided details of the procurement and evaluation processes.

It was noted that the Procurement Board on 10 March 2010 and the Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 18 March 2010 had considered this report. Both Procurement Board and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had supported the recommendations as set out in the report.

Reasons:

The solutions provided by the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) bids provide the best combination of value for money and quality of service for the Council to deliver statutory waste services for Medway.