Issue - meetings

This report requests approval to invite tenders for the re-processing and subsequent sale of recyclable materials collected through the council’s dry recycling service (blue bin + bring banks).

(i)         that approval be given to the procurement of a service provider for the re-processing and subsequent sale of recyclable materials collected through the dry recycling service;

(ii)        that approval be given to the pre-tender considerations and the criteria to be used to evaluate tenders for this service as set out in paragraph 3.20 of the report from the Director Environment and Neighbourhood Services;

(iii)       that approval be given to the Director of the Environment and Neighbourhood Services to invite expressions of interest, agree shortlists, invite tenders in respect of this service and evaluate them in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria referred to in (ii) above.

Councillor Powney (Lead Member, Environment and Neighbourhoods) introduced the report which requested approval to invite tenders for the re-processing and subsequent sale of recyclable materials collected through the council’s dry recycling service (blue bin + bring banks). He advised that the preferred option was to negotiate with the existing waste contractor a reduction in the waste fee (the charge levied for a quantity of waste). The results of the tender exercise would provide a clear picture of the value of the recyclate and would give the council alternatives should the preferred option not be successful.

Members welcomed the initiative, particularly the opportunity to reduce landfill and meet recycling targets.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to the procurement of a service provider for the re-processing and subsequent sale of recyclable materials collected through the dry recycling service;

(ii)        that approval be given to the pre-tender considerations and the criteria to be used to evaluate tenders for this service as set out in paragraph 3.20 of the report from the Director Environment and Neighbourhood Services;

(iii)       that approval be given to the Director of the Environment and Neighbourhood Services to invite expressions of interest, agree shortlists, invite tenders in respect of this service and evaluate them in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria referred to in (ii) above.