Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Waste Management Contract

Concepts

• worcestershire integrated waste management
• worcester
• refuse disposal and treatment
• waste management contract
• waste to energy facility
• herefordshire
• municipal solid waste
• herefordshire council
• permitted modification of an integrated contract
• cardboard waste

Location

Worcestershire and Herefordshire

Description

This notice relates to a permitted modification to a contract originally awarded in Dec. 1998 and involves (i) an extension of 5 years to the contract;(ii) alternative disposal obligations in respect of food, garden paper and cardboard waste to meet Herefordshire Council's (HC) future waste collection model, (iii) inclusion of the right of HC to require additional waste to be processed at the Waste to Energy facility at an agreed commercial rate. The amendments will be validly made and the Councils' decisions in relation to the modification are in the public domain. Item (i) above is within the scope of the original published contract notice, is permitted under regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and does not amount to a new contract. Items (ii) and (iii) above are also not substantial (as permitted by Regulation 72(1)(e) of PCR) and the variations do not amount to a new contract. In addition, item (ii) is permitted under regulation 72(1)(f) of PCR.

Total Quantity or Scope

This VEAT notice relates to the permitted modification of an integrated contract which comprises the design, construction financing and operation of facilities to receive, process, dispose of and/or recycle municipal solid waste generated within the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire for a period of between 15 and 30 years. The original contract was awarded in December 1998 following a negotiated procedure procurement, and was subject to a permitted modification in 2014. See section IV.2.1 for details of the previous notice.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
• 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

Indicators

Legal Justification

This VEAT notice relates to a permitted modification to a contract originally awarded in December 1998 (following a competitive award process in accordance with the then applicable Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993 under the negotiated procedure). The modification involves (i) an extension of 5 years to the contract (at a discounted sum from the current contract terms), (ii) alternative disposal obligations in respect of food and garden waste and paper/cardboard to meet Herefordshire Council's proposed future waste collection model and anticipated future legislation, (iii) inclusion of the right of Herefordshire Council to require additional waste to be processed at the Energy from Waste facility at Hartlebury at an agreed commercial rate to achieve the Council's diversion from landfill targets . The amendments will be validly made and the Councils' decisions in relation to the modifications are in the public domain (see links at the end of this section). Item (i) above is within the scope of the original published contract notice, is permitted under regulation 72(1) (e) of ("PCR") and does not amount to a new contract. Each of items (ii) and (iii) above are also not substantial (as permitted under regulation 72(1)(e) of the PCR) and the variations do not amount to a new contract. In addition, item (ii) is permitted under regulation 72(1)(f) of PCR. Links: https://worcestershire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g3730/Public reports pack 09th-Dec-2021 10.00 Cabinet.pdf?T=10; https://worcestershire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g3730/Printed minutes 09th-Dec-2021 10.00 Cabinet.pdf?T=1 https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/g8138/Public reports pack Thursday 25-Nov-2021 14.30 Cabinet.pdf?T=10; https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/g8138/Public minutes Thursday 25-Nov-2021 14.30 Cabinet.pdf?T=

Other Information

The contract was procured and jointly awarded by both Worcestershire County Council ("WCC") and the County of Herefordshire District Council ("CHDC") of Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0LE