Issue - decisions

That the Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement:

i)               Notes the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement has granted an exemption from the requirement to tender for contracts for the (i) the transportation and processing of dry recyclables and (ii) the collection and reprocessing of fibre materials.

ii)              Approves authorising the West London Waste Authority (WLWA) to award the following contracts:

a.    Award the contract for Lot 1 for the Transportation and Re-processing of Dry Recyclables for an initial term of three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to four (4) additional years, exercised in two (2) extension periods of two (2) years each, with an estimated value of £10,092,600 to N&P Crayford MRF Limited.

b.    Award the contract for Lot 2 for the collection and reprocessing of fibre material for an initial term of three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to four (4) additional years, exercised in two (2) extension periods of two (2) years each, with a value of £2,201,892 to Smurfit Westrock UK Limited. Please note that in this contract there is no processing cost to the Council as the provider collects the material and provides an income to the Council from the sale of fibre collected.

c.     Notes that the Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement approved entry into a Memorandum of Understanding with the WLWA and the London Borough of Ealing to cover the respective obligations of the parties in relation to the contractual arrangement and processing of payments.