Refuse and waste related services

Tender description

Waste disposal authorities have a duty under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 51) to provide places where householders may dispose of their household waste free of charge. The mechanism for discharging this duty in Hampshire is through a network of 24 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). Southampton and Portsmouth City Councils additionally provide 1 HWRC each and the management and operation of all 26 is currently contracted out by Hampshire County Council (The Authority). The Authority is procuring a waste management and operation contract for Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Services for Hampshire and additionally in Southampton and Portsmouth. Southampton and Portsmouth City Councils will retain the right to introduce new initiatives that may or may not be adopted by Hampshire County Council in line with Member approvals and equally Hampshire County Council may introduce new initiatives that Southampton and Portsmouth City Councils may or may not adopt. The services required under the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Services contract will include, but is not limited to: — Receiving, segregating, handling and managing of waste delivered to HWRC sites. — Managing, operating and maintaining the HWRC sites in order to achieve: — Specified levels of re-use, recycling, composting and landfill diversion; and — The current levels (or exceed) of customer satisfaction; — Securing markets for materials to be managed and handled by the contractor; and manage the interface with materials as specified by the Authority. Hampshire County Council has used the competitive dialogue procedure to procure this contract and the areas that were dialogued on were: — Commercial and Industrial waste acceptance from SMEs at HWRC sites; — Implementation of trade waste controls at HWRC sites; — Development of a financial model showing costs and income streams for the HWRC Service; — Engagement with the third sector to maximise re-use at HWRCs; — Innovation and Added Value to the HWRC Service. The contract duration will be for 15 years (180 months) and will include a performance related break clause at the end of year 7 and a further break clause at the end of year 10 operable at the authority's discretion.