79 Approval for the contract award procedure and evaluation criteria for trade waste from council buildings
To consider and receive the report of the Director (Customer and Digital).
Decision:
1. To approve the contract award procedure of an open invitation to tender advertised on the Council’s procurement website, Chest. Tenders will be evaluated to establish the most economically advantageous tender based on 85% cost, 15% quality.
2. To delegate to the Executive Member for Resources authority to approve the award of the contract to the winning bidder based upon the evaluation criteria.
Minutes:
Councillor Peter Wilson, Executive Member (Resources) presented the confidential report of the Director (Customer and Digital), which seeks approval for the contract award procedure and evaluation criteria for the two year contract to undertake trade waste collections from Council buildings
Decision:
1. To approve the contract award procedure of an open invitation to tender advertised on the Council’s procurement website, Chest. Tenders will be evaluated to establish the most economically advantageous tender based on 85% cost, 15% quality.
2. To delegate to the Executive Member for Resources authority to approve the award of the contract to the winning bidder based upon the evaluation criteria.
Reasons for Recommendation(s):
Under the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules approval by the Executive Cabinet for contract award for tenders greater than £100,000 is required.
Alternative options considered and rejected:
To not agree contract award procedure would fail to comply with the Council’s Procurement rules.