1) That the Cabinet agrees with the submission of a tender and authorises Officers to enter into a contract if the Councils bid is successful.
2) That subject to the above, Cabinet delegates the authority to finalise the tender for the contract, agree the necessary up front funding requirements and enter into a contract with Keele University to the Executive Director (Operational Service) after consultation with the Executive Director (Resources and Support Services), the Monitoring Officer, Cabinet Portfolio Holder - Finance and Resources and Cabinet Portfolio Holder - Environment and Recycling.