Issue - meetings

To seek the agreement of Cabinet to undertake a joint procurement and award of Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) services for bulking, sorting, onward processing and sale of recyclable materials with other Recycling in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (RECAP) partners.

Members considered the RECAP Partnership Joint Materials Recycling Tender and Contract report presented by Councillor Murphy.

Proposed by Councillor Murphy, seconded by Councillor Tierney and AGREED:

·       to commit to the procurement and appointment of one or more Contractors, to deliver Joint Materials Recycling Facilities (MRF) services for bulking, sorting, onward processing and sale of recyclable materials for all RECAP participating partners;

·       to delegate to the Corporate Director and Section 151 Officer for the authorisation of the final Invitation to Tender (ITT), to award the contract, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder;

·       that Cambridgeshire County Council will nominate one or more preferred suppliers, in collaboration with the partners, for the provision of the services of bulking, sorting and onward processing and sale of recyclable materials contract, on behalf of the RECAP partners.

·       to note that whilst providing procurement expertise, Cambridgeshire County Council are not party to any resulting contract; and

·       to note that the resulting contract will likely require an updated TEEP assessment of the recycling service provision provided by Fenland which will be presented to a future Cabinet meeting.