Purpose

Eunomia were originally appointed in August
2024 and have been a key member of the wider team supporting the
waste contract procurement providing expert advice and support to
officers.
To date, the Council has spent £41139.36 with Eunomia. This
is greater than the original estimates although it was not possible
to estimate exactly how many hours of support would be required and
the extent to which dialogue discussions with bidders would give
rise to the need to amend or update documents. The additional work
to be commissioned now is estimated at £4,800. Specifically,
Eunomia will provide further support around pricing evaluation on
receipt of the tender submissions.
Funding has been included in the 2025/26 budget for work associated
with the review of options / tender for the Waste

Content

To appoint Eunomia Research and Consulting to
provide further support to the Council as part of the waste &
recycling service procurement.

Alternative options considered

The alternative option in this instance is not
to commission further work from Eunomia or to commission that work
from an alternative company. Given Eunomia's involvement in
preparing the financial documents associated with the procurement
the Council would lose the consistency that comes from having the
Eunomia continuing to support officers in analysing the final bids
received. On that basis these alternative options have been ruled
out.