Decision details

To provide an update on Environmental Services contract procurement and consider recommendations for the preferred contract vehicle and services scope.  Services include waste collection, street cleaning, public realm and highways.

(a)  That Officers be instructed to commence to put into place arrangements for the delivery of Environmental Services and Highways in – house, thereby rescinding its decision made on 14 March 2016 for the procurement of a contract for the external delivery of Environmental Services.

(b)  That the Council delivery vehicle should be a ‘Teckal company’ limited by shares with the Council as the sole shareholder for the insourced provision of these services.

(c)  That the necessary powers be delegated to the Strategic Director, Customer & Community Services to have the option (following consultation with the Head of Legal Services) to seek to negotiate an extension of  the existing contract as a temporary contingency, if required.