Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment presented a report on the proposed procurement of a water and waste water retailer in respect of the Council’s corporate and non-domestic buildings.

The Cabinet Member referred to the options that had been considered and commented that the deregulation of the water market for business customers would hopefully lead to lower bills as a result of the new competition.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Approve the Council’s participation in the mini-competition process, led by the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, to identify and select a supplier to meet the Council’s retail water requirements with effect from April 2018, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules and the strategy set out in the report; and

(ii)  Authorise the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment and the Director of Law and Governance, to finalise any specific terms of the contract with the preferred bidder, award and enter into the call-off contract under the Framework Agreement, and do all things necessary to facilitate the execution, implementation and operation of the contract and an extension agreement(s).