Recycling, Waste & Street Cleansing Contract

Wirral Council conducted a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 for the procurement of the Recycling, Waste and Street Cleansing Services Contract. The procurement was undertaken through a number of stages, including supplier selection, submission of initial tenders, clarification and dialogue activities, and submission of final tenders.

Scope

The Contract shall include the following Services:

Recycling and Waste Collection Services

Household Residual Waste Collection from Street Level Properties (Service Delivery Options A & B)

Household Dry Recycling Collection from Street Level Properties

Household Food Waste Collection from Street Level Properties

Household Garden Waste Collection from Street Level Properties

Household Residual Waste Collection from Communal Properties (Service Delivery Options A & B)

Household Dry Recycling Collection from Communal Properties

Household Food Waste Collection from Communal Properties

Household Residual Waste Collection from Flats Above Shops (Service Delivery Options A & B)

Household Dry Recycling Collection from Flats Above Shops

Household Food Waste Collection from Flats Above Shops

School and Authority Office Dry Recycling Collection

Bulky Waste Collection Service and POPs

Clinical Waste Service

Cleansing Services

Mechanical and Manual Cleansing

Litter Bin Service

Street washing

Subways, Bridges and Footbridges

Cleansing of Promenades and Associated Areas

Cleansing of Car Parks

Removal of Flytipping and Abandoned Waste

Dead Animal Clearance

Seasonal leaf, blossom and fruit fall

Weed treatment and removal

Clearance of revetments, sand and tidal debris

Fairs, Markets and other special Events Cleansing

Match Day Cleansing

Traffic Management

Provision of a Rapid Response Service (including out of hours and call out)

Additional Information:

Vehicles: The Authority shall provide funding for all Authority Financed Assets required during the Contract Period (in line with the provisions contained within the Contract and the associated Schedules). For the avoidance of doubt, this shall include replacement Vehicles. By way of example only, this may include replacement small mechanical sweepers which have a shorter depreciation period than the Initial Term. The Authority has also recently purchased Food Waste RCVs to accommodate the rollout of this Service, and these RCVS shall be available for the Contractor to use under the new Contract. transfer to the new Contract for the Contractor to use.

Alternative Service Delivery Options:

Service Delivery Option A: 240L residual waste collected fortnightly, 240L comingled dry mixed recycling collected fortnightly, food waste collected weekly, 240L garden collected fortnightly (subscription service) ; and

Service Delivery Option B: 240L residual waste collected three-weekly, 240L comingled dry mixed recycling collected fortnightly, food waste collected weekly, 240L garden collected fortnightly (subscription service)

Anticipated Changes:

There are a number of services which the Authority may wish to implement during the term of the Contract, known as Anticipated Changes. These potential services comprise:

1. Sub-terranean refuse collection in new high density and multi-occupational housing - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to provide Household Residual Waste Collection, Household Dry Recycling Collection and Household Food Waste Collection from sub-terranean refuse collection points in new high density and multi-occupational housing
2. Additional dry recycling materials - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to include in its Household Dry Recycling Collection, the collection of all materials stipulated in Schedule 1 Parts 2 to 5 (excluding Part 4 paragraph 4(1)(e)) of the Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024 to the extent not already included within the Target Materials in the Specification.
3. Films and flexible plastics recycling materials - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to include in its Household Dry Recycling Collection, the collection of all materials stipulated in Schedule 1 Part 4 paragraph 4(1)(e) of the Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024.
4. Separate collection of paper and card - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to provide its Household Dry Recycling Collection service as a dual-stream service, on a rolling three-weekly basis alongside Household Dry Recycling Collection and Household Food Waste Collection as follows:

Week 1) Collection of paper & cardboard and Food Waste Collection.

Week 2) Collection of other dry mixed recycling and Food Waste Collection.

Week 3) Household Residual Waste Collection and Food Waste Collection.

5. Small WEEE and household batteries - Under this Anticipated Change, the Contractor would be required to include in its Household Dry Recycling Collection, the collection of small WEEE and household batteries.