Decision details

Food Waste Caddies

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Neighbourhoods

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To approve the placing of an order for the purchase of food waste caddies.

Decision:

To exercise officer delegations in the Contract Procedure Rules to enter into a contract for the capital purchase of food waste caddies, with a value of £220,000.

Reasons for the decision:

To obtain value for money from the economies of scale by procuring across the county and enabling the surplus from the allocated New Burdens funding to be used to support the vehicle replacements required to deliver food waste collections.

 

Alternative options considered:

Do nothing – Waiting until nearer the implementation date for the introduction of food waste collections in 2026 risks prices increasing as the demand for caddies increasing across the country. As demand increases suppliers may be unable to manufacture sufficient caddies in the numbers required to ensure all waste collection authorities in England have stock in place ahead of collections being introduced.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Reason Key: Incurring expenditure above £75,000 threshold in respect of revenue/£180,000 in respect of capital;

Conflict of Interest: None

Dispensation Granted: None

Contact: Victoria Burgess, Service Director – Neighbourhoods Email: Victoria.Burgess@e-lindsey.gov.uk.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 23/12/2024

Date of decision: 23/12/2024

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