Mixed Dry Recyclate Treatment Service

Concepts

• household refuse disposal
• leeds
• recycle glass
• mixed dry recyclate treatment service
• recycle
• dry
• recycling
• recyclate
• glass co
• household glass

Location

Leeds

Description

A trial is to be conducted to collect glass co-mingled with the other materials already collected in the green bin. This will allow the Council to make a timely and accurate assessment of the impact of collecting glass in this way, to inform a longer-term strategy for the best way to collect and recycle glass. In a way that considers issues such as the amount of household glass that is recovered for remelt, the extent to which other materials are affected by the glass and the customer's view on if this makes recycling at home simpler.

Total Quantity or Scope

This trial will allow the service to conduct a trial to co-mingle glass at the kerbside and access immediate savings generated both financially, environmentally and in terms of carbon reduction. Utilising the trial and allowing the impacts of DRS and EPR to become more clearly defined by the government and industry to a point where the eventual re-procurement can be undertaken safely in the full knowledge of what is expected to be collected (as a result of DRS) and what funding will be in place (through EPR).

Award Detail

Renewal Options

To award a contract for 2 years, commencing on 1st August 2024, with the provision for a further 2 year extension.

CPV Codes

• 90513100 - Household-refuse disposal services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

a) In making this modification the above conditions of Regulation 32 (2b) (ii) are deemed to be satisfied for the following reasons: (i) HW Martin already have a contract with the Council until 2025 and it does not make economic nor technical sense to engage with another supplier for the 2 + 2 year trial period. When clear financial savings and carbon reductions can be realised immediately. (ii) The Council would need to be compliant with regards to the collection requirements from March 2026. By awarding a contract, the Council becomes compliant in readiness for the date implementation mandated by legislation. (iii) Any other disposal point would have to have spare capacity available to take the waste, in addition to alternative disposal points would need to be modelled extensively which may increase costs in terms of extra Officer time, vehicles, crews and other costs to the Council. The process of carrying out a contract tender process would also cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs when provision can be obtained from the incumbent provider. (iv) To fully assess the implications of the changes required by the Council while looking at any funding opportunities arising from EPR. This trial enables the Council to do that at no cost and furthermore, at a saving.

Other Information

It is proposed that regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is used to Award a contract as set out in the terms below: (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, a) In making this modification the above conditions of Regulation 32 (2b) (ii) are deemed to be satisfied for the following reasons: (i) HW Martin already have a contract with the Council until 2025 and it does not make economic nor technical sense to engage with another supplier for the 2 + 2 year trial period. When clear financial savings and carbon reductions can be realised immediately. (ii) The Council would need to be compliant with regards to the collection requirements from March 2026. By awarding a contract, the Council becomes compliant in readiness for the date implementation mandated by legislation. (iii) Any other disposal point would have to have spare capacity available to take the waste, in addition to alternative disposal points would need to be modelled extensively which may increase costs in terms of extra Officer time, vehicles, crews and other costs to the Council. The process of carrying out a contract tender process would also cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs when provision can be obtained from the incumbent provider. (iv) To fully assess the implications of the changes required by the Council while looking at any funding opportunities arising from EPR. This trial enables the Council to do that at no cost and furthermore, at a saving.