Issue - decisions

Decision made and reasons:

Decision

To retrospectively set aside the Council’s Procurement Standing Orders and award a direct contract to purchase the new Cesspool Tanker.

Reasons

The Council have the opportunity to purchase a vehicle with a very short lead time but need to place the order urgently to secure the vehicle.

The vehicle would replace an existing vehicle that has started to have regular breakdowns and is causing the Service issues when trying to deliver the Cesspool Service to fee paying customers.

The Strategic Director and Head of Service for the Cesspool Service both support the procurement of this replacement vehicle.