Refuse recycling services

Tender description

This Procurement exercise was conducted by both Cherwell District Council and South Northamptonshire Council. The service required is fully outlined in the Specification (Document 3) and comprised the operation of at least 2 transfer stations including acceptance of the materials, bulking and loading onto vehicles provided by the councils’ contractors. The South Northamptonshire service comprises the operation of a transfer station in a suitable location in South Northamptonshire, including acceptance of dry recycling materials from the councils, bulking the materials and loading onto vehicles provided by the council's contractor for onward transport to the materials recycling facility. The Cherwell service comprises the operation of a transfer station in a suitable location in Cherwell, including acceptance of dry recycling materials from the councils, bulking the materials and loading onto vehicles provided by council's contractor for onward transport to the materials recycling facility. Loads of dry recycling materials will be delivered daily to the transfer stations in standard collection vehicles. Deliveries are mostly done Tuesday — Friday, accept for holiday periods when this is subject to change. Notice will be provided of any change to regular collection patterns for example at Christmas and New Year. The Values in this OJEU notice are an upper estimated value based on the assumption that all Authorities named in this notice were to join. The Authorities reserve the right to require the service provider to provide all or any part of these services to the local authority sector partners below which wish to receive services under the contract, at a later date: — Aylesbury Vale District Council, — East Northamptonshire District Council, — Kettering Borough District Council. No business is guaranteed from these local authorities. However, each Council drawing down upon the services let under this tender will enter into a separate contract with the successful Contractor on the same terms provided with the Invitation to Tender. The Authorities intend to enter into a contract for a period of 2 years from 27.2.2018 with the option, purely at the discretion of the Authorities to extend the contract by up to 2 years + a further 2 years after this. The Authorities reserve the right to allow.