Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Environment introduced a report on the proposed procurement of new street sweeping equipment as part of the major redesign of street cleansing operations agreed by the Cabinet on 16 December 2014 (Minute 71 (ii)).

The Cabinet Member confirmed that the new equipment would replace existing equipment that had reached the end of its operational life and that the new procurement was expected to offer much better value for money as well as an extended mechanised service.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Council proceeds with the procurement of a contract for the supply of ten street sweeping vehicles, to be delivered through an EU compliant framework contract in accordance with the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Customer, Commercial and Service Delivery, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, the Strategic Director of Finance and Investment and the Director of Law and Governance, to award the contract to the successful bidder.