Waste Services Contract Retender
(LGA 1972 – Schedule 12A Paragraphs 3 and 5 – Financial or business affairs of any particular person and Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings)
The current Waste Services Contract for refuse, recycling and street cleansing is due to expire at the end of February 2019 and is being retendered on a partnership basis with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. The report presents the outcome of the tendering exercise and recommends to Cabinet the award of the contract to the successful contractor. In addition, the report also seeks Cabinet’s approval for a number of service options and the endorsement of the Inter Authority Agreement with Kent County Council.
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(LGA 1972 – Sch. 12A Paragraphs 3 and 5 – Financial or business affairs of any particular person; and Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings)
The report of the Borough Council’s Management Team presented the outcome of the tendering exercise for a new Waste Services Contract for refuse, recycling and street cleansing and recommended to Cabinet the award of the contract to the successful contractor. Members were reminded that the current Waste Services Contract expired at the end of February 2019 and was being retendered on a partnership basis with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
In addition, the report set out a number of service options and sought endorsement of the Inter Authority Agreement with Kent County Council.
After careful consideration of the options detailed in the report, Members recognised that the procurement of the new contract had been a major piece of work involving Officers from both Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells Borough Councils. It was also recognised that the new contract offered opportunities for service improvements which had been requested by residents over a number of years. The introduction of the kerbside collection of plastics and glass would help improve the Borough Council’s recycling rate. Members noted that a considerable amount of work was now required to ensure the successful mobilisation and implementation of the new arrangements. In addition, the significant contribution of officers in Financial, Legal and Waste Services was recognised and Members asked that their appreciation be recorded.
RECOMMENDED: That
(1) the procurement process undertaken by Officers, as set out in the report, be endorsed;
(2) the South West Kent Waste Partnership – Waste Services Contract 2019 be awarded to the successful contractor, as detailed in sub-section 1.5.20 of the report;
(3) the future provision of bring sites include the ten locations outlined in the report (at paragraph 1.6.1 (ii)), with a review of bring sites to be reported to a future meeting of the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board;
(4) the existing service arrangements for the Saturday Bulky Household Waste and WEEE collections be retained (excluding garden waste), with a review of the arrangements to be reported to a future meeting of the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board;
(5) the high speed roads within the Borough continue to be cleansed 12 times a year with a review after 12 months of operation;
(6) the proposed draft Inter Authority Agreement (included at Annex 6 to the report) be approved and authority delegated to the Directors of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services and Finance and Transformation to make any final amendments, in liaison with the Cabinet Members for Street Scene and Environment Services and Finance, Innovation and Property; and
(7) regular updates on the arrangements for the contract be reported to future meetings of the Street Scene and Environment Services Advisory Board.
*Referred to Cabinet