Purpose

In February 2017, the Cabinet
Member for Finance (on behalf of the Cabinet Member for
Residents’ Services) delegated authority to the Executive
Director of Economy, Infrastructure and Environment to award the
Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) contract.
 
The Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
contract had an initial contract term of five years from 2018 with
an option to extend for up to a further five calendar
years.
 
In March 2022 the Assistant
Director (Environment and Public Protection)
approved a one year extension from 6 April 2023 to 5 April
2024.
 
In March 2022, the
Cabinet
approved –
 
a)  
the variation of the Materials Resource Management
Contract
b)  
the commencement of a procurement for the disposal
of refuse derived fuel until 2035 with a possible extension until
2040; and
c)   
delegation of authority to the Assistant Director
(Environment and Public Protection) to undertake the
above. 
 
The extension to the existing
RDF contract will expire on 5 April 2024 and a procurement process
for a new RDF and Energy Recovery Feedstock Services contract to
cover collection, transport, treatment and disposal of RDF is
underway.  Tenders have been invited for a single contract
with an initial contract length of 11 years and an option to extend by up to five
years.
 
The Assistant Director
(Environment and Public Protection) will be asked to award the
contract to the bidder submitting the most economically
advantageous tender with regard to cost and
quality.

Decision

The Director of Place has approved the
contract for the disposal of refuse derived fuel and energy
recovery feedstock services with West Sussex
Britaniacrest Seneca Partnership Limited (WSBSP) from 8 April
2024, for an initial period of 11 years with an option to
extend, one or more times, on the same terms and conditions by an
additional five years in total.