This in from the council, in their words – Ed.
The Isle of Wight Council has shortlisted three bidders to go through to the next stage of the process to let a contract to deliver waste collection and treatment services for the Island starting in October 2015.
Five contractors were invited to submit proposals on how they would collect and process the Island’s waste while meeting the strict targets set by the council. After detailed evaluation, the following bidders have been invited to move to the next stage of procurement process, where they will develop their proposed solutions in greater detail:
– Biffa
– AmeyCespa
– Veolia
The new contract, which has a value of between £115 and £225 million over the life of the contract (15 to 25 years), aims to increase recycling and minimise the amount of household waste sent for landfill.
The three successful bidders have included a range of innovative solutions in their proposals, which provide value for money for the council. After providing more detailed proposals, two contractors will be selected to go through to the final tender phase.
Councillor Jon Gilbey, Executive member for finance and the PFI contract, said: “At a time when the council is facing increasing financial challenges, it is really important that the new contract is affordable and offers value for the council over the life of the contract. In addition, we need to achieve the best recycling rates possible and divert as much waste as possible away from landfill to avoid costly landfill tax.”
As well as waste collection and treatment, in line with the council’s sustainability objectives the new contract includes a requirement to operate a re-use and waste minimisation service.
Councillor Luisa Hillard, Executive member for sustainability, said: “Our procurement team has been working very hard to make sure that this new contract will be more in-keeping with the council’s aspirations and the Island’s sustainable community strategy.
“We are looking for increased community benefit as well as large financial savings to get wide-ranging value for our residents. I am confident that through this new contract will see increased sustainability for the future of the Isle of Wight.”
The remaining three bidders will be invited to submit their detailed solutions later this summer. Two final bidders will be selected in the autumn, with the successful bidder selected by August 2015 ahead of the new contract starting in October 2015.
The new contract will replace the existing integrated waste management contract which has been operated by Island Waste Services (a subsidiary of Biffa Ltd) since 1997.
