Decision details

Urgent Decision - To allocate the additional budget required following a competitive tender exercise to procure a replacement baling machine at the Council’s waste transfer facility.

Decision Maker: Managing Director

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Following a competitive tender procurement exercise, the winning bid (also the cheapest bid) came in above the level of spend that can be authorised through an Executive Member decision.
The estimated spend requirement anticipated bids offering serviceable and warrantied reconditioned units as previously supplied at lower costs.
In consultation with Cllrs Nuttall, Clarance, Cox, Wrigley & Palethorpe




Decision:

The decision was made following the Constitution under Section 7(a) Financial Procedures: Budget and Policy Framework, paragraph 1.4. Reason for Making an Urgent Decision - To enable an urgent funding decision to be made following the competitive procurement process returning higher than anticipated costs.

The decision enables the Council to meet the procurement timeframes in place, and to minimise the further loss of income from the issues with the existing baler.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 -
Option 2 -
Option 3 -

Publication date: 11/10/2023

Date of decision: 03/10/2023