Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

            Councillor Thomas introduced the report and explained that Financial Regulations required the Council to tender the work to ensure best value, even if the provider chosen as a result of the tender process were to be a charitable or third sector organisation.

            Operatives at Household Recycling Centres (HRC’s) reported that items were being disposed of which could be recovered for reuse.  It was therefore proposed that the successful company of the tender process work more closely with individual local charities at each HRC to encourage reuse and provide some shared benefit to charitable organisations.           

            The proposal was for nominated charities to be associated to the particular HRC’s listed below, and each site would be branded to match the charity supported at the site:

·         Greenfield;

·         Rockcliffe, Oakenholt;

·         Mold;

·         Buckley; and

·         Sandycroft.

RESOLVED:

That a single competitive tender be approved for advertisement of both the bulky waste collection service and the deconstruction service.  The procurement process should be ring fenced to al capable and suitable social enterprises, to ensure social value as well as value for money.