RESOLVED

That Cabinet,

1.     recognises the Administration’s desire, in the context of Merton’s continually decreasing funding from Central Government, to maintain and enhance the borough’s public realm, open spaces and parks; noting the results of the wheeled bin pilot in Lavender Fields ward and the Administration’s desire to introduce wheeled bins to ensure cleaner streets and the need for any solution to be affordable

2.     having noted the endorsement from the Joint Waste Committee (7 June 2016) approves the appointment of Veolia ES (UK) Ltd as Preferred Bidder for LOT 1 services including waste collection, street cleaning, commercial waste collection, winter maintenance and vehicle procurement and fleet maintenance in relation to the procurement exercise undertaken by the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) for Waste Collection and Related Services. This is for a period of 8 years with the option to extend for two further periods of 8 years, a maximum total of 24 years.

3.     approves the appointment of The Landscape Group Ltd as Preferred Bidder for LOT 2 services (including Parks, Grounds maintenance, Cemeteries, Verges and Tree maintenance) . This is for a period of 8 years with the option to extend for two further periods of 8 years, a maximum total of 24 years.

4.     approves the appointment of Amey LG Ltd. as Reserve Bidder for LOT 1 services and Veolia ES (UK) Ltd as Reserve Bidder for LOT 2 services.

5.     agrees to, following fine tuning discussions with the Preferred Bidders and there being no material changes to the proposed solution beyond the scope of the proposed solution set out in this report, delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with Cabinet Members to authorise the London Borough of Croydon to award the contract for both Lots, on behalf of the four boroughs of Sutton, Merton, Kingston and Croydon (the SLWP).

6.     agrees to, based on the principles of the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA), delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with appropriate Cabinet Members to agree the IAA and the arrangements relating to the management of the contracts.

7.     notes the statutory requirement under section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 requiring the Council to advertise  its intention to grant  leases of areas of Public Open Space for those depots and staff facilities within parks and open spaces  required to facilitate the operation of the contract(s).

8.     notes the work in hand to establish fit for purpose Contract Management and Clienting functions and delegates this to the Director of Environment and Regeneration to finalise