Decision details

To vary the above mentioned contract by amending the contract expiry date by 3 weeks from 30th November 2017 to 22nd December 2017.
All other terms and conditions of the Contract shall remain the same.

The current contract with NSL contains an option for the contract to be extended for a further 2 years and the Council would like to take up that option to extend the contract.

Discussions about extending the contract for two years in time for the original expiry date did not reach a conclusion in time for a decision before the 30th November. A three-week extension is sought in order to ensure continuation of service and allow time for discussions and the decision making process.

Further to the above, in order to give room for the decision making process, a variation extending the contract expiry date is therefore necessary.

Do nothing – this will allow the current contract to expire on the current expiry date as provided under the contract and the Council may not be able to take up the option to extend the contract.