Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 11, 2025

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED: Cabinet; noted the awarding of three separate contracts for: a)    The treatment of residual waste; b)    The provision of Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) services; c)     The provision of a delivery point for dry mixed recyclables and residual waste collected in the South area.   REASONS RESOLVED: 1.     The Council has a statutory duty to make arrangements for the treatment and disposal of residual waste which is collected at the kerbside and at the Household Waste Recycling Centres and the Contract which has been awarded will enable the Council to fulfil this duty. 2.     The Council has a statutory duty to make arrangements for the provision of Household Waste Recycling Centres and the Contract which has been awarded will enable the Council to fulfil this duty. 3.     To enable the efficient collection of waste in the South area, a delivery point for dry mixed recyclables and residual waste is required, which the Council has secured by awarding the associated contract. 4.     All three contracts have been procured via competitive and compliant procurement processes, with the contracts awarded using the delegated authority agreed by Cabinet in October 2023.   ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS: ·       The option of directly delivering these services was considered prior to the October 2023 Cabinet meeting. In summary: Page 518 1.     The Council does not own any residual waste treatment facilities therefore it is not possible for it to treat residual waste, without procuring an external contractor. 2.     The Council does not own a waste transfer facility in the South area of West Northamptonshire and therefore it is not possible for it to provide a delivery point or bulk the waste without procuring an external contractor. 3.     The Council does own the HWRC sites and therefore the option of directly delivering these services was considered by conducting an options appraisal to consider the most appropriate delivery model. The outcome of this work was to recommend that the Council continued to deliver these services via an external contractor, and this was agreed by Cabinet in October 2023.   ·       The option of procuring all three requirements as one contract was considered. The limited number of providers of a waste transfer station in the South area may have restricted competition and therefore the Council may not have secured the best price. Lot 3 (5.23 - 5.24) enabled the possibility for both the residual waste and HWRC services contracts to be awarded to the same bidder. However, when evaluated as part of the procurement process, this option did not result in a better outcome for the Council.