Purpose

Request that Cabinet approve the release of
New Burden capital funding already received by DEFRA and allocated
to Northumberland for the purchase of food waste collection
vehicles and collection containers.

Content

RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a
)     Cabinet approves
the allocation of £2,949,940 capital new burdens funding
already received from DEFRA to be added to the 2024-25 capital
programme and used for the purchase of food waste collection
vehicles and food waste containers;
 
(b
)     Cabinet approves
the commencement of a procurement process in conjunction with
NCC’s Procurement Team, for food waste collection vehicles
and containers based on the phased approach to roll-out of this
service as detailed in this report, to allow NCC to go to the
market in advance of many other local authorities and increase our
chances of having vehicles in place for 1st April 2026;
and
 
(c
)     Cabinet delegates
authority to Executive Director of Place and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Looking after our
Environment to award two separate contracts for the provision of
new food waste collection vehicles and food waste containers,
following a compliant procurement exercise, up to a maximum
combined value of £2.95m.