Purpose

The
recommendation to jointly procure food waste vehicles with the
Liverpool City Region, was agreed at the Environment, Climate
Emergency & Transport Committee on the 11 March 2025.  The
required decision is now for Wirral Council to award the contract
to the successful bidder, Faun.  Making the decision now and
placing the order will ensure the Council receives the food waste
vehicles in time for the food waste contract variation order with
Biffa to commence on time in April 2026. Whilst the Liverpool City
Region Partnership has all procured in concert, it is for each of
the individual authorities to place their own individual orders the
Liverpool City Region is a collection of authorities and not a
legally constituted Partnership. Whilst members have been made
aware of the need for this decision in March 2025, officers
overlooked the need to ensure that this matter was place on the
Council’s Forward Plan.

Decision

The Director of
Neighbourhood Services has decided to award of a contract via
NEPO  Purchase of HGV and Specialist
Vehicles Framework (NEPO224): Lot 2. for the delivery of 15 twelve
tonne DAF XB210 FZUK food waste vehicles, to FAUN Zoeller (UK)
Limited at a total cost of £2,064,046.00.
 
The recommendation to jointly procure food
waste vehicles with the Liverpool City Region, was agreed at ECET
committee on the 11 March 2025.  The
required decision is now for Wirral Council to award the contract
to the successful bidder, Faun.  Making
the decision now and placing the order will ensure the Council
receives the food waste vehicles in time for the food waste
contract variation order with Biffa to commence on time in April
2026. Whilst the Liverpool City Region Partnership has all procured
in concert, it is for each of the individual authorities to place
their own individual orders the Liverpool City Region is a
collection of authorities and not a legally constituted
Partnership. Whilst members have been made aware of the need for
this decision in March 2025, due to the urgent need for a contract
to be placed and the fact that there is no meeting of the ECET
committee due to take place until June 2025 this decision is being taken
by the Director of Neighbourhoods in accordance with paragraph 10
of Part 3 Section C of the Council’s Constitution.
 
A variation of the waste collection services
provided under the contract with Biffa Waste Services Ltd will
enable the Council to discharge its duty to collect household and
non-household food waste from 2026 The decision will
enable the purchase of the required food waste vehicles in
time by April 2026 to enable the food waste collection service to
be provided 
 
The Liverpool City
Region Waste & Resources Partnership decided to jointly procure
the vehicles via NEPO Purchase of HGV and Specialist Vehicles
Framework (NEPO224): Lot 2. Prices were based on a range of vehicle
specs & requirements for each of the 6 Local Authority Partners
with individual call-off/supply contracts to meet their specific
requirements.
 
 
 
The recommendations are made further to legal
advice from the Monitoring Officer and the Section 151 Officer has
confirmed that they do not incur unlawful expenditure. They are
also compliant with equality legislation and an equality analysis
and impact assessment has been completed. The recommendations
reflect the core principles of good governance set out in the
Council’s Code of Corporate Governance.
 
This decision is being taken by the Director
of Neighbourhoods in accordance with paragraph 10 of Part 3 Section
C of the Council’s Constitution after consultation with the
Chair the relevant Committee, and that of both the Head of Paid
Service and the Monitoring Officer due to the urgent need for a
contract to be placed and the fact that there is no meeting of the
ECET committee due to take place until June 2025.