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Meeting: 08/02/2021 - Cabinet (Item 8)
8 Ubico Contract Extension 
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Minutes:
The Cabinet received an update on the Ubico contract for Domestic Waste and Recycling collections, Street Cleansing, Grounds maintenance, Cemetery maintenance and Bin deliveries, which was due to end on 31 March 2022 and received details of a recommendation to negotiate an extension to the agreement term for a period of 5 years to 31 March 2027.
The Cabinet Member for the Environment, Waste and Recycling introduced the report and highlighted various aspects of the report. He drew attention to the high level of public satisfaction with the service Ubico provided and the low number of missed collections and also reported the improvements planned for the service going forward which sought to simplify the existing arrangements whilst maintaining the existing service standard.
The Cabinet expressed its support for the recommendations and commented that the waste service was the Council’s single biggest expenditure. Cabinet also noted the effectiveness in which fly-tipping incidents were dealt with and the need to encourage the District’s residents to reduce the amount of waste generated in the first instance, as well as encouraging recycling.
RESOLVED: That, Cabinet endorse the proposal and recommend to Council that the Ubico contract should be extended by 5 years from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2027 on the following basis:
i. the contract extension should be subject to a performance review at 2 years based upon expected outcomes;
ii. that officers be delegated authority, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member(s) to negotiate the terms of a Deed of Variation to the existing contract.
iii. the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and the Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste and Recycling be delegated authority to sign the Deed of Variation and contract extension
Record of Voting - for 8, against 0, abstention 0, absent 0.