Issue - meetings

Purpose

To provide Cabinet with the information required to inform the decision on the

future delivery method for provision of waste collection services in the City at the end of the current contract period and sets out the implementation timescales involved in the various options.

RECOMMENDATION

1      Cabinet is asked to consider the options for the City's future waste collection service with careful consideration of the opportunities and risks, including the financial consequence to the City Council for each option. Cabinet has made it clear to officers that their preference is to bring the service back in house. In this case it is a finely balanced judgement, and this report seeks a decision on the delivery model from Cabinet.

·       Waste collection services are brought 'in house'

·       Waste collection services are subject to procurement for an external contractor

2      Cabinet notes that either of the options will require the work to implement the decision to start immediately to ensure service continuity.

3      Cabinet takes this opportunity to commend the work of the PCC (Portsmouth City Council) waste management team and the contractor, BIFFA municipal for their response to the pandemic in maintaining the City's collection services, noting the largely uninterrupted service delivery throughout the pandemic, and additionally the impressive delivery of service improvements throughout the pandemic, including the roll out of additional food waste rounds.

1.     Waste collection services be brought in house.

2.     Noted the work to implement the decision to start immediately to ensure service continuity.

3.     Commended the work of the Portsmouth City Council waste management team and the contractor BIFFA municipal for their response to the pandemic in maintaining the city's collection services, noting the largely uninterrupted service delivery throughout the pandemic and additionally the impressive delivery of service improvements throughout the pandemic, including the roll out of additional food waste rounds.