- Report to follow.
Decision:
* RESOLVED –
1. That an extension of all aspects of the Council’s current Waste Collection Contract to Veolia with the exemption of the Dry Recycling Service, until May 2020, be approved.
2. That upon termination of the Council’s current contract with Veolia for the Dry Recycling Service on 27 April 2018, the contract be awarded to Wards Recycling from 28 April 2018, for a period of 7 years with the potential to extend for a further 2 years.
3. That the findings of the WRAP consultancy report be noted, and that the recommendations be considered as part of any future service specification for Waste Collection Services.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
To agree future waste collection arrangements prior to the expiration of the current contract.
Minutes:
The Assistant Director – Commercial Services submitted a report recommending for approval a proposed approach for the future delivery of the Council’s Waste Collection Contract.
The report noted that the current Waste Collection Contract with Veolia for a three bin collection service, in place since October 2011, was set to expire on 1 November 2018.
Ongoing commercial negotiations had taken place with Veolia over the last 18 months to determine the cost-effectiveness of an extension to the current contract. Costings had been requested for an extension of both 7 years and 18 months, as well as for the exclusion of the Dry Recycling Collection Service.
Over the same timeline, the Council had carried out a joint procurement with North East Derbyshire and Bolsover District Councils for the independent provision of a Dry Recycling Collection Service.
The Derbyshire Waste Partnership had also undertaken work during the last 24 months to review how its members would work more effectively in collaboration. This piece of work had identified the potential for further joined up working following the termination of Waste Collection Contracts at nearby Councils.
The report noted that the proposed 18 month extension with Veolia would be an affordable option as an additional budgetary provision had been incorporated into the Medium Term Financial Plan, and that it would allow the Council sufficient time to consider joint working and procurement opportunities with neighbouring authorities, as well as further consideration of an internal delivery model.
The Assistant Director – Commercial Services also highlighted the modelling exercise commissioned by the Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP) on the possible options for the future delivery of waste and recycling services for Chesterfield Borough Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council and High Peak Borough Council.
* RESOLVED –
1. That an extension of all aspects of the Council’s current Waste Collection Contract to Veolia with the exemption of the Dry Recycling Service, until May 2020, be approved.
2. That upon termination of the Council’s current contract with Veolia for the Dry Recycling Service on 27 April 2018, the contract be awarded to Wards Recycling from 28 April 2018, for a period of 7 years with the potential to extend for a further 2 years.
3. That the findings of the WRAP consultancy report be noted, and that the recommendations be considered as part of any future service specification for Waste Collection Services.
REASON FOR DECISIONS
To agree future waste collection arrangements prior to the expiration of the current contract.