Issue - decisions

Decision made: (CAB 24/25 48235)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To approve a formal procurement process for the purchase of Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV’s) for the purpose of food waste collections.

(ii)  To approve a formal procurement process for the purchase of various caddies and kerbside containers for the purpose of food waste collections.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director - Resident Services to carry out the procurement process and to enter into a contract for the purchase of RCV’s and all bins/caddies for the delivery of the food waste service in accordance with the Contract Procedure Rules.

(iv)  To authorise the Executive Director - Resident Services, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, to take all necessary actions to give effect to the recommendations of this report.

(v)  To approve the addition, with approval to spend, of £0.309M to the Food Waste Implementation capital project in the Resident Services capital programme funded by government grant.  This will increase the capital budget for the project to £2.109M.

(vi)  To approve the carry forward of the 2024/25 revenue new burdens funding of the value £444,927 into the 2025/26 financial year in advance of the carry forward process in the Financial Outturn report due to be presented to Cabinet in July to enable expenditure to be incurred against this grant immediately in 2025/26.