Agenda item

The Senior Management Link Officer, Paul Castle, left the room for this item due to a potential conflict of interest due to him being Service Director, Environment and Transport.

The Area Council Manager introduced the item, following on from discussion at the previous meeting.  Members were reminded of their previous decision to extend the service for six months at a cost of £37,450.  This would be done by seeking three quotations.

Discussion with officers in procurement, and taking into account the relatively low cost and short time frame, advice was given that a waiver to contract procedure rules could now be completed in order to allow the existing contract to be extended to 31^st March, 2016, rather than to seek three quotations.

Discussions were then had with the current provider, confirming that to extend until the end of March 2016 was in excess of six months and therefore would cost £43,629.

RESOLVED that authority be delegated to the Executive Director, Communities, to complete necessary paperwork to waive the relevant contract procedure rules to extend the Clean and Tidy Commission until 31^st March, 2016 at a cost of £43,629.