Issue - meetings

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The Assistant Director for Public Protection and Enforcement informed Members that the current stray dog service and pest control service was working well and so the resultant report being presented was straight forward. The Council had utilised the last year of the contract extension option and would be looking to re-tender in early 2022. It was likely that another three year contract would be agreed with extension options included.

A Member asked why LBB were charging because another local borough appeared not to be doing so. The Assistant Director responded that there was a statutory fee that had to be charged so the other borough would have to charge.

The Chairman referenced the possibility of a joint arrangement. The Assistant Director responded that the Council benefited from excellent rates in the existing contract and so a joint arrangement was not required. 

RESOLVED that:

The Portfolio Holder noted the history and annual contract value of the contract with SDK Ltd and agreed to the extension of both the Stray Dog Service (Lot 1) and the Pest Control Service (Lot 2) as supported by the business case outlined at 5.1 (Lot 1) and 9.1 (Lot 2), and in accordance with Contract Procurement Rule (CPR) 23.7.3 as outlined in paragraph 17.2 to 31st January 2023.