Decision details

Award of Contracts for the Acceptance and Composting of Green Waste Arising in the Administrative County of Lancashire and Blackpool

Decision Maker: Executive Scrutiny Committee

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Purpose:

This report sets out a recommendation to approve the award of contracts for the acceptance and composting of green waste arising in the administrative county of Lancashire and Blackpool, following completion of an open tender exercise.

Tenders were invited on the basis of twelve lots, as detailed below.

1. West Lancashire Borough Council (lot 1).
2. Chorley Borough Council (lot 2).
3. South Ribble Borough Council (lot 3).
4. Preston City Council (lot 4).
5. Fylde Borough Council (lot 5).
6. Wyre Borough Council (lot 6).
7. Lancaster City Council (lot 7).
8. Ribble Valley Borough Council (lot 8).
9. Blackpool Council (lot 9).
10. Household Waste Recycling Centres - North (lot 10).
11. Household Waste Recycling Centres - South (lot 11).
12. Household Waste Recycling Centres - East (lot 12).

The new contracts are required to commence on the 21 November 2016 (or such other date as confirmed by the County Council) and will expire on the 31 March 2020. There will then be options to extend on an annual basis up to 31 March 2022.

Decisions:

(Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information)

 

The Committee considered a report to go to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Cultural Services on the award of contracts for the Acceptance and Composting of Green Waste Arising in the Administrative County of Lancashire and Blackpool.

 

Resolved:- Thatthe recommendationset outin the reportto theCabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Cultural Services benoted andthat noadditional commentsor suggested alternativerecommendations bemade.

Reason Key: Expenditure > £1,400,000;

Divisions Affected: (All Divisions);

Contact: Phil Lambert Email: Phil.Lambert@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 530655.

Report author: Phil Lambert

Date of decision: 04/10/2016

Decided at meeting: 04/10/2016 - Executive Scrutiny Committee

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