Awarded

Contract for the Collection of Household Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Waste Househo

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Leicestershire County Council (‘the Council’) is inviting tenders for the ‘Service’ being:(1) the supply of containers (as detailed in Schedule 5 of the form of Contract) for the collection of household waste electronic and electrical equipment (‘WEEE’) and household waste batteries and accumulators (‘Batteries’) (together ‘Waste’) at the Council's designated collection facilities (‘DCF’) (and potentially DCFs operated on behalf of other authorities — see below);(2) the collection and simultaneous replacement of containers together with the collection of Waste deposited at the DCFs but not stored in the containers supplied under (1) during the opening hours of the DCFs within twenty 24 (any hours on a Sunday from 00:00 until 23:59 are not included but Saturday is included for the purposes of this calculation) of the Council (to include the Council's DCF operator) making a request for collection and in any event undertake collection within 48 hours (any hours on a Sunday from 00:00 until 23:59 are not included but Saturday is included for the purposes of this calculation) of request. Containers must be available at all times at all DCFs made available under the contract; and(3) onward transport/haulage of the containers and Waste to an authorised facility for the re-use, treatment or disposal of the Waste.For the avoidance of doubt the Council is not seeking to purchase the containers under this contract.The Council is seeking to appoint a single supplier who will be an approved Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) and Battery Compliance Scheme (BCS) (as regulated by the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, Northern Ireland Environment Agency or Scottish Environment Protection Agency) by the commencement of the contract. PCS and BCS status must be maintained throughout the contract period.The successful tenderer will be required to collect household WEEE in the following categories:(1) large household appliances;(2) small household appliances;(3) IT and telecommunications equipment;(4) consumer equipment; and (5) lighting equipment (including fluorescent tubes) together with Batteries.The contract is for an initial period of 24 months commencing on 1.1.2016. The contract may then continue up to 31.12.2025 subject to earlier termination. The successful contractor is required to provide the service under the contract free of charge to the Council. However, it is anticipated that the contractor will be able to generate an income from certain streams of the waste to be collected following treatment and that that income will be shared with the Council. There is no guaranteed tonnage of Waste available under the contract. The Invitation to Tender contains information on the tonnage of Waste collected (in the Council's area) over the previous 3 financial years. The Council would anticipate an estimated annual income to the Council of 50 000 GBP to 100 000 GBP and (assuming the contract runs to 2025) a possible total estimated income of 500 000 GBP to 1 500 000 GBP. These estimates do not include the potential income to be shared with other authorities accessing the contract. Such income will be in addition to the estimates for the Council.Estimated value excluding VAT -The service will be provided at no cost to the Council. Income sharing is detailed above.