Published date: 29 June 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 90000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN281614-80962150

Published date

29 June 2017

Closing date

12 July 2017

Contract start date

24 July 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Leicester City council through the operation of a 25year PFI contract with Biffa Leicester, collect, treat and dispose of all municipal waste generated by Leicester residents. This includes treatment of the refuse collected through the 'Ball Mill' which is used to extract the organic fraction, metals, and RDF leaving an inert fraction for final disposal in landfill. The organic fraction is then treated in our Anaerobic Digester.
To establish the materials contained in our waste streams and to provide high resolution information Leicester City Council intends to undertake a Waste Composition Analysis (WCA) of 4 key waste streams:
• Household recycling (orange bag or bin)
• Household refuse (black bin)
• Inert stream (waste destine for landfill after processing by the Ball Mill)
• Floc or RDF (baled waste fraction sent as RDF)
The information gathered on the materials contained within our waste streams, will allow better understanding of the wastes generated in Leicester, the potential to increase recycling rates, and help guide future strategies. The information will also help our understanding of our current capture rates and shape our future strategies for encouraging waste minimisation and tailored communication campaigns.

About the buyer

Contact name

Asvinkumar Chudasama

Address

City Hall (4th Floor)
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Telephone

+44 1164542408

Email

Asvinkumar.Chudasama@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk