Issue - meetings

Councillor Holden submits a report seeking approval to the waiver of Standing Order 86.1, to assist with the procurement of the new Waste Management contract.

Councillor Holden submitted a report seeking approval for a waiver of Standing Order 86.1 to assist with the procurement of the new waste management contract.  It was noted that Standing Order 86.1 required that the Director should normally accept the lowest tender submitted for a contract.  However, the EU regulations under which the waste management procurement was being conducted allowed acceptance of the most "economically advantageous" tender which would provide greater flexibility to the Council in making such an important decision.  It was noted that whilst price was a key determining factor in deciding which tender should be accepted for this contract there were other important criteria that the Council needed to allow scope for inclusion.

RESOLVED:

that approval be given for a waiver of Standing Order 86.1 in the case of procuring the private finance initiative in waste management contract and the Director be authorised to accept the "most economically advantageous" tender.