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title: "Materials Resource Management Contract (MRMC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0485f6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Materials Resource Management Contract (MRMC)

Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0485f6

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## Summary

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) has completed the procurement process for the Materials Resource Management Contract (MRMC), focusing on changes to the existing long-term waste management contract. The award of the contract was made to Biffa West Sussex Ltd on 23rd July 2024. This contract involves substantial reconfiguration works at the waste disposal site in West Sussex, specifically at the Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) facility, to introduce a separate processing line for food waste. The procurement method used was limited, negotiated without the publication of a contract notice, due to technical reasons connected with Biffa's existing equipment and expertise. The overall cost for the services and works is estimated at approximately £7.5 million.

This tender provides significant business opportunities, primarily for entities specialising in waste management services, construction, and environmental technologies. The awarded contract for reconfiguring waste treatment facilities to accommodate new legislative requirements for waste segregation offers subcontracting prospects. Companies experienced in waste treatment infrastructure, handling biological waste, or providing customised technical solutions for waste management would be well-suited for this project. Biffa West Sussex's established role and technical edge make this an exclusive but highly impactful contract within the sector.

## Notice

Changes to the existing long-term waste management
contract for the prevention, reception, reuse, recycling, recovery, transport, treatment and disposal of waste for which it is the statutory waste disposal authority. The contract does not include the collection of waste.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Changes to the existing long-term waste management
contract for the prevention, reception, reuse, recycling, recovery, transport, treatment and disposal of waste for which it is the statutory waste disposal authority. The contract does not include the collection of waste.

### Procurement Information

Section 57(8) of the Environment Act 2021 ("the 2021 Act") requires separate (weekly) kerbside collection and treatment of household food waste. Section 45A of the 2021 Act (and Central Government's related 'Simpler Recycling' policy), require Waste Collection Authorities ("WCAs") to commence collection of food waste separately from household waste by March 2026. 

Separately collected recyclable waste streams cannot be mixed with other recyclable waste stream or with other types of waste or other substances or articles. Consequently, in its capacity as a WDA, WSCC is now required to make arrangements to treat segregated food waste separately from residual black bag waste and other waste. 

The introduction of separate food waste collections will thus render a significant part of the current function of the MBT facility (the separation of the biodegradable/organic and inorganic fractions of residual waste) redundant. This is because the new collection arrangements mean that these types of waste will no longer be mixed, and therefore will no longer require separation at the MBT facility. 

In order to address the introduction of separate food waste collection, WSCC is reconfiguring the MBT facility to introduce a separate (biological) processing line for separately collected food waste. The re-configuration of the MBT facility is expected to increase plant reliability and reduce cost (and deliver a number of other financial and environmental benefits). 

The required reconfiguration services and works at the MBT facility require to be conducted on a flexible and iterative basis because the WCAs whose waste will be processed at the MBT facility will introduce segregated food waste collection at different times in advance of 31 March 2026. 

WSCC is varying the MRMC Contract to provide for Biffa West Sussex to undertake the required services and works at the MBT facility to address the matters summarised above. 

Having regard to (i) Biffa West Sussex's position as the on-going provider of services at the MBT facility, and its expertise and experience in establishing and running the facility, and related property and intellectual property rights and knowhow, and (ii) the need for the required services and works to be delivered in a manner that does not prevent or undermine successful continuity of on-going service provision, WSCC considers that conducting a procurement in respect of the required services and works, and potentially changing contractor, is not feasible for economic or technical reasons including (amongst other things) requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services and/or installations at the MBT facility. A change of contractor would also, in these circumstances, cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for WSCC. 

WSCC also considers that the introduction of the legislative and policy measures summarised above, and the reconfiguration of the MBT facilities which they require, could not reasonably have been foreseen. Accordingly, WSCC considers that the Modifications satisfy the requirements of regulations 72(1)(b) and (c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. 

WSCC estimates the total costs of the ANC015 and ANC017 services and works at caPS7.5 million.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023791-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £696,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHICHESTER |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO19 1RG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Chichester |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chichester |
| Delivery location | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIFFA WEST SUSSEX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45222110 - Waste disposal site construction work
- 45232470 - Waste transfer station

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2024 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023791-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.transform-uk.net
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:239045-2010:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office
- https://www.westsussex.gov.uk

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