To consider a joint report of the Executive Members for Economic Growth and Prosperity and for Highways and Environment.

1. That the publication be approved of an OJEU notice for specified services, in three Lots, as set out in paragraph 2.3 of the report.

2. That the Corporate Director for Economic Growth and Prosperity and Interim Corporate Director for Environment, Transport and Operations, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, be authorised to agree terms and to enter into an agreement to extend the current Veolia waste contract by up to 12 months.

3. That the Leader of the Council assume authority, in consultation with the Executive Members for Economic Growth & Prosperity and for Highways and Environment and with the Corporate Director for Economic Growth and Interim Corporate Director for Environment, Transport and Operations, and the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to approve the final service specifications, tenderer selection and evaluation criteria to be published with the OJEU notice, including moving services between Lots.

4. That a further report be brought back to the Executive setting out the outcome of the procurement process and terms of any proposed contract for the delivery of those specified services for the Executive to consider and approve any proposal to proceed with the proposed procurement prior to any such contract being confirmed.

The Executive Members for Economic Growth and Prosperity and for Environment, Transport and Operations submitted a joint report setting out proposals to progress the first element of the project ‘Reshaping Trafford’. The report detailed and sought approval for proposals to issue a formal Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) notice seeking bids for the delivery of a range of environmental, highways, professional, technical and infrastructure services currently delivered by the Economic Growth and Prosperity and Environment, Transport and Operations Directorates. The proposals were designed to ensure that service provision was forward thinking, flexible and resilient to meet future challenges and would contribute to the Council delivering the required efficiency savings to meet the budget challenge from 2015/16 onwards. Members were advised of an amendment to the proposed delegation set out at (3) below.

            RESOLVED:

(1)       That the publication be approved of an OJEU notice for specified services, in three Lots, as set out in paragraph 2.3 of the report.

(2)       That the Corporate Director for Economic Growth and Prosperity and Interim Corporate Director for Environment, Transport and Operations, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, be authorised to agree terms and to enter into an agreement to extend the current Veolia waste contract by up to 12 months.

(3)       That the Leader of the Council assume authority, in consultation with the Executive Members for Economic Growth & Prosperity and for Highways and Environment and with the Corporate Director for Economic Growth and Interim Corporate Director for Environment, Transport and Operations, and the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to approve the final service specifications, tenderer selection and evaluation criteria to be published with the OJEU notice, including moving services between Lots.

(4)       That a further report be brought back to the Executive setting out the outcome of the procurement process and terms of any proposed contract for the delivery of those specified services for the Executive to consider and approve any proposal to proceed with the proposed procurement prior to any such contract being confirmed.