Decision

RESOLVED
 
1.     
Agree that, by 1 April 2028, Environmental Services be delivered by
an in-house service delivery model.
 
2.     
Agree to extend the Environmental Services service level agreement
with Norse Commercial Ltd for a period of two years, commencing 1
April 2026, to ensure the continued delivery of the service and
smooth transition to an in-house service delivery model.
 
3.     
Give notice, as shareholder, to bring the joint venture partnership
to an end in March 2028.
 
4.     
Agree to commence weekly domestic food waste collections from
Monday 30 March 2026.
 
5.     
Endorse a cost-effective approach to fleet management which
utilises a combination of leased, purchased and refurbished
vehicles and note that a future decision may be sought to provide
further funding in future years, subject to the outcome of
procurement. 
 
6.     
Agree to allocating £38,757 from the 2025/26 Strategic
Commissioning budget allocated for Environmental Services to fund
the shortfall in additional fleet operational costs.
 
7.     
Agrees to utilising any revenue savings from 2026/27 and 2027/28
from the NorseSE contract to fund the
transition costs of circa £600,000.