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RESOLVED that Cabinet
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1.      
notes the further extensive work undertaken on the
procurement process, both by officers and external consultants
following the revisions to the Core Specification Principles
adopted in May 2025 and the subsequent decision, to approve the
detail of the service specification and other related documentation
associated with the Invitation to Submit Final Tenders stage of the
waste contract procurement;

 

2.      
thanks the Resources and Services Overview and
Scrutiny Committee and notes their recommendations following the
meeting on 4 November 2025, as set out in this report, which will
be considered as part of the work associated with the
implementation of the contract and revised service going
forward;

 

3.      
acknowledges that the tender received from Veolia ES
(UK) Ltd (company registration number 02481991) has been fully
evaluated and meets the requirements of the final service
specification that in turn is based on the revised Core
Specification Principles;

 

4.      
agrees to award the contract to Veolia ES (UK) Ltd
commencing on 1 April 2026:

 

(i)      
for an initial term of three years (with the option
to extend for up to two years);

(ii)    
at a total gross cost over the initial three-year
term of £7.796m over and above existing budgetary provision
as set out in Table 1 of this report;

(iii)   
that associated Government grant funding of
£0.437m as set out within the finance section of this report
be allocated towards the cost highlighted in (4)(ii)
above;

(iv)   
that the necessary further budget adjustments set
out within Table 3 of this report be agreed to meet the net overall
additional three-year contract costs;

(v)    
that any unspent money from the previously agreed
sum of £0.400m that was set aside to support the overall
procurement process be applied as a further contingency sum to
support the implementation of the new contract;

(vi)   
that, subject to (4)(i) to (4)(v) above, agrees a
delegation to the Corporate Director (Finance & ICT), in
consultation with the Corporate Director (Operations &
Delivery), the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance &
Governance and the Portfolio Holder for Environment & ICT to
make the necessary changes to the budget to reflect the
implementation of the new contract; and

(vii) 
notes the next steps and key procurement target
dates set out within this report and acknowledges that the
Portfolio Holder for Environment & ICT and the Corporate
Director (Operations & Delivery) will prepare an implementation
and communications plan as part of the smooth transition and roll
out of the new service, ensuring that residents are aware of the
new requirements.