Decision details

Background:

From June 2019 until November 2020, award a short-term variation of the contract for the operation and management of three additional household Waste recycling Centres to Commercial Services Group (CSG), Sites at Tovil, Maidstone and Swanley.

The incumbent contract expires at its full term in June 2019, it is not possible to extend this arrangement.

This will mean five sites will be operated in West Kent by CSG, these form 1 Lot of the contracted service for the management of Household Waste Recycling Centres and Transfer Stations

There are two further lots, consisting of six sites each, which serve the County, Mid Kent (Lot 2) and East Kent (Lot 3) the initial period of these contracts expires in November 2020.

By awarding a shorty-term contract, this will bring all contracts to a common end date and will allow officers to design a common commissioning for the whole county. The detail of this commissioning plan which will be discussed with Members of the Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee.

As Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste I agree to:

a)    Award a short-term variation of the contract for the operation and management of three Household Waste Recycling Centres at Tovil, Maidstone & Swanley, to Commercial Services Group (CSG)from June 2019 until November 2020; and

b)    Note that Officers will prepare a common commissioning plan for the whole County. The detail of the various options within this commissioning plan, will be discussed at a future meeting of the Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee.