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title: "Waste Collection Services"
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# Waste Collection Services

Buyer: BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b6b9

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## Summary

The Bridgend County Borough Council has completed the tender process for Waste Collection Services. The contract, valued at £32,315,842.06 GBP, was awarded to Plan B Management Solutions Ltd. The procurement stage has concluded, and the contract will start on 1st April 2024 with an end date of 31st March 2026, extendable annually. The procurement was initiated through an open procedure, with quality and price as the award criteria, providing opportunities for suppliers in the refuse and waste related services industry in Bridgend County Borough.

This tender for Waste Collection Services by Bridgend County Borough Council represents an opportunity for businesses specializing in refuse and waste-related services. The incumbent contractor's contract expires in 2024, leading to a new contractor being sought for a range of services, including recyclables and residual waste collections. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this tender particularly suitable due to the contract's emphasis on social and environmental considerations, creating potential for economic growth and fulfilling community benefit obligations outlined in the tender documentation.

## Notice

The incumbent contractor provides a waste collection service to all residential and, where applicable, commercial properties within Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC). In addition, the incumbent contractor also manages three Community Recycling Centres (CRC) within BCBC. The contract between the incumbent contractor and BCBC is due to expire on 31st March 2024 and as such BCBC are seeking a Contractor to undertake all the Services currently provided for such period as it set out in Clause 1.3 of the Contract. The Contractor shall provide Services comprising Recyclables and Residual Waste Collections and Community Recycling Centre (CRC) services for the duration of the Contract Period in compliance with all relevant Legislation and with consideration to existing policy and guidance including on health and safety and environmental matters. See the 01_Schedule_1_ Specification - FINAL and Appendices and Schedules Folder.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Contractor shall provide Services comprising Recyclables and Residual Waste Collections and Community Recycling Centre (CRC) services for the duration of the Contract Period in compliance with all relevant Legislation and with consideration to existing policy and guidance including on health and safety and environmental matters. Services shall include: * Collection Services including: * Weekly Segregated Collection of Dry Recyclables from households. * Weekly Segregated Collection of Food Waste from households. * Fortnightly separate collection of Garden Waste from the beginning of third full week in March to the end of second full week in November from households subscribing for the service. * Fortnightly collection of Residual Waste from households in authorised sacks in compliance with this Specification. * Fortnightly collection of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) in authorised sacks from households registered for this service and its subsequent transfer and treatment at a Recycling facility sourced by the Contractor. * Provision of Assisted Collections to households registering for the service. * Collection of Bulky Waste from households and its management with a focus on Re-use and Recycling of suitable items whenever possible. * Provision and continuing development of a Recycling focussed Commercial Recyclables and Waste collection service to the Authority's Commercial Waste Customers. * Management of the Authority's CRCs in accordance with the Specification and with particular focus on Re-use and enhanced Recycling through continuation of measures including a requirement on users bringing bagged or mixed Residual Waste to sort all Recyclables prior to disposing of only the true Residual Waste element in the bags / mixed waste. * Provision of secure markets for all collected materials (other than household and commercial Residual Waste and Household Food Waste) including transport to the corresponding end destinations. * Delivery of Household Food Waste to the Tondu Depot and bulking of Household Food Waste for haulage in bulk articulated trailers supplied by the Authority's Food Waste haulage contractor. * Transfer of household and commercial Residual Waste to the Authority nominated treatment or disposal facility currently the Materials Recovery and Energy Centre (MREC) at Baldwin's Crescent, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea, SA1 8PZ. * Management of the Tondu Depot. * Provision and management of a Management Information System (MIS) including real time monitoring and reporting of Service performance. * Provision and management of a Customer Care Centre (CCC), on behalf of the Authority, for directly dealing with all Service-related queries, requests, bookings, complaints, and compliments. * Monitoring and reporting of relevant Services performance information at intervals specified in the Contract. * Timely and accurate reporting of Performance Standards and Failures in accordance with Schedule 3 - Performance Framework; and * Provision of all other Services in the Specification in accordance with the Contract. See Tender Documents.

Renewal: Option to extend for up to a further 2-years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028601-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,315,842 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRIDGEND |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF31 4WB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Bridgend |
| Electoral ward | Bridgend Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bridgend |
| Delivery location | TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PLAN B MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90511200 - Household-refuse collection services
- 90513100 - Household-refuse disposal services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
- 98350000 - Civic-amenity services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2023 at 10:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028601-2023
- 28 Mar 2023 at 14:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009003-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://www.bridgend.gov.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417

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