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Report number SS006 by the Healthy Environment Portfolio Holder.

                                                                           (Attached)

The appendices to report SS006 contain exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).  This is because the information they contain is commercially sensitive.

DECISION: To award the contract for the processing of dry recyclable materials collected by the Council’s kerbside collection activities to Mid UK Recycling Limited for the initial term of three years from the date of the commencement of the contract with potential to extend the term for a further two years.

Considerations/Reasons for decision:

(1)            Report number S006 by the Policy & Business Support Officer on behalf of the Healthy Environment portfolio holder detailing the outcome of the tendering and evaluation process;

(2)            Noting the current arrangements for dry recyclable material.  To ensure the Council continues to offer the best service possible for its customers, the contract was subject to competitive tender.  The tender process ensures that the service is as advantageous to the customer in terms of the range of materials collected for recycling, and that it is at the lowest possible costs;

(3)            A competitive tender process ensures that the Council is legally compliant with current procurement regulations and achieves the most economically advantageous option for the authority;

(4)            There is sufficient budget within the financial year to support the award of the contract to the recommended contractor.

Other options considered and assessed:  All four tenders submitted were subject to a comprehensive evaluation in accordance with the specification providing sufficient linkage between the weightings in the tender assessment and the information requested in the tender documentation.  Tender 2 submitted by Mid UK Recycling Limited offered the most economically advantageous option to the Council.