A report by the Director of Technical Services referred to recent amendments to the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules to include a requirement that all financial variations (of over £50K for the life of the contract) be reported to the Cabinet.  The report summarised all relevant financial variations to the Environmental Streetscene Services Contract that had been authorised by the Cabinet, from the inception of the contract in August 2006.  The Contract had been awarded to Biffa on 8 May 2006 (Minute No. 598 refers).

The report also highlighted an adjustment required to the 2011 - 2012 waste collection and disposal budget in order to fully fund the waste disposal and treatment costs of all waste collected from Council run premises.  The Cabinet approved an initial estimate of £70,000 on 22 February 2010. The additional growth of £53,000, now required in the Technical Services Waste budget, would be offset by a corresponding reduced waste levy requirement.

The Cabinet was requested to approve the Property Count Uplift applicable from 2011/12.

RESOLVED: That subject to the agreement of the Council:

(1)  the budget growth for 2012/13 onwards totalling £14,100 associated with the Property Count Uplift adjustment as described in section 3.2 of this report be approved;

(2)  the budget growth for 2012/13 of £53,000 to fully fund the disposal and treatment costs of the Council’s own waste arisings as detailed in section 4 of the report be approved; and

(3)  all financial variations to the Environmental Streetscene Contract over the value of £50,000, in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules 16A.2 and 16A.3, as detailed in section 6 of the report, be noted.