Services for the Transfer, Management and Treatment of Green, Food, Bulky and Wood Waste

Buckinghamshire Council intends to procure a contract for the provision of waste management services, including the transfer, haulage, treatment and disposal of green, food, wood and bulky waste arising from kerbside collections, Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) and street scene services across the county.

The Authority is seeking to appoint a supplier or suppliers to deliver a high-quality, resilient and value for money service, aligned with statutory requirements, environmental objectives and the waste hierarchy.

Procurement Structure and Lots

The Authority intends to procure the services using a combination of:

• a single integrated contract; and
• a set of disaggregated service Lots

This approach is designed to enable participation from both integrated providers and specialist operators, and to allow the Authority to assess alternative delivery models.

Information about Lots

This contract is divided into Lots: Yes

Overall Procurement Approach

The Authority intends to adopt a lotting approach comprising:

• one integrated Lot providing a complete service solution; and
• three disaggregated Lots covering distinct service elements

The Authority will assess two delivery scenarios:

• Scenario A: Integrated delivery model (Lot 1)
• Scenario B: Disaggregated delivery model (Lots 2–4 combined)

The Authority will determine the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) based on the overall performance of each delivery scenario as a complete service solution.

The Authority reserves the right to award either Scenario A or Scenario B, based on which option represents the Most Advantageous Tender in accordance with the Award Criteria.

Lot Descriptions

Lot 1 – Integrated Waste Management Service

Lot No: 1

Title: Integrated Waste Management Service

Provision of a fully integrated service for the whole of Buckinghamshire, including:

• food waste
• kerbside and HRC green waste
• wood waste
• bulky waste (including shredding of POPs and non-POPs, on- and off-site)

Services include:

• transfer and haulage
• treatment and disposal
• management and operation of facilities, including the High Heavens Waste Complex

The successful supplier will deliver all required services as a single, coordinated solution.

Value incl VAT- £55,679,269

Lot 2 – Green Waste (North)

Lot No: 2

Title: Green Waste in the North of the County

Provision of services including:

• haulage of green waste
• access to end-destination treatment or disposal facilities

Arising from:

• three HRCs in the northern area
• kerbside collections and street scene services in the north of the county

Value Incl VAT- £6,360,463

Lot 3 – Food Waste (North)

Lot No: 3

Title: Food Waste in the North of the County

Provision of:

• direct delivery arrangements to end-destination treatment facilities

Arising from:

• kerbside collections and street scene services in the north of the county

Value Incl VAT - £2,612,209

Lot 4 – High Heavens Waste Complex and Southern Waste Streams

Lot No: 4

Title: High Heavens Waste Complex and South Waste Streams

Provision of services including:

• management and operation of the High Heavens Waste Complex
• haulage and logistics

Treatment and management of:

• bulky waste (including shredding of POPs and non-POPs on- and off-site)
• wood waste
• south area green waste (from seven HRCs and kerbside collections)
• south area food waste

Value Incl VAT- £46,706,595

Consortium and Delivery Arrangements

The Authority will permit consortium bids and sub-contracting (including sub-prime) arrangements, including bids from two or more economic operators collaborating to deliver:

• the integrated service under Lot 1; or
• the combined requirements of Lots 2–4

Consortium or sub-contracting bidders will be required to:

• clearly define roles and responsibilities
• demonstrate how services will be delivered as a coherent and integrated system
• set out contractual and governance arrangements governing delivery and risk allocation

Award Criteria

Award criteria will be based on the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), assessed by reference to quality and price.

The evaluation methodology will apply a consistent quality and price weighting across all Lots, with full details set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

Evaluation Approach

The Authority intends to evaluate tenders on the basis of two defined delivery scenarios:

• Scenario A: A single supplier delivering all services under Lot 1
• Scenario B: One or more suppliers delivering services under Lots 2, 3 and 4 collectively

For the purposes of evaluation:

• Lots 2, 3 and 4 will be combined into a single aggregated score representing the disaggregated delivery model as a complete solution
• Lots 2, 3 and 4 will not be awarded independently and will only be considered where they collectively form a complete and deliverable service solution

Scenario B will only be considered where:

• all Lots (2, 3 and 4) are covered by compliant tenders
• the combined solution represents a complete and deliverable service
• the solution demonstrates value for money

Where these conditions are not met, the Authority reserves the right not to proceed with Scenario B.

The Authority further reserves the right:

• not to award Lots 2–4 where a viable combined solution is not achieved
• to determine that Scenario B does not represent value for money
• to award Lot 1 where it represents the Most Advantageous Tender

Third-Party Access to Facilities

The Authority anticipates that certain waste management facilities procured under this contract may be made available to third-party local authorities. Confirmed authorities include Hertfordshire City Council, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes City Council and Oxfordshire County Council. The Authority is also in discussions with North Hants Council and Bedford Borough Council, with potential inclusion subject to confirmation.