Commercial Waste Collection, Disposal and Recycling Services

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  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PMTB-3924-HHTH",
    "name": "Salisbury City Council"
  },
  "date": "2026-02-02T13:45:58Z",
  "id": "008976-2026",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
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      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Salisbury",
        "postalCode": "SP1 1JH",
        "region": "UKK15",
        "streetAddress": "The Guildhall, Market Place"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "mread@salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk",
        "name": "Marc Read",
        "telephone": "+44 7900 138 093"
      },
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      "endDate": "2026-04-10T23:59:59+01:00"
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    "contractTerms": {
      "financialTerms": "Standard 30 day terms will apply.\nInvoices are emailed to facilities@salisburycitycouncil.gov.uk.\nIn the first instance, any disputes will go via dedicated contacts. If a resolution cannot be agreed then the escalation point will be to the Head of Service and the Responsible Finance Officer."
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    "description": "Salisbury City Council (SCC) intends to establish a new Commercial Waste Collection, Disposal and Recycling Service covering the collection, transportation, processing, reuse/recycling and lawful disposal of commercial and municipal waste generated at Council-managed locations in Salisbury. It forms the principal operational standard and contract deliverable.\nThe new contract will consolidate several existing short-term arrangements currently delivered by external providers into a single, integrated service. This will enable greater service consistency, operational efficiency, value for money, and compliance with all relevant environmental legislation. The contract will play a key role in maintaining Salisbury\u2019s public spaces as clean, safe, and welcoming environments, supporting the Council\u2019s long-term sustainability and environmental objectives.\nSCC is committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and environmental performance. The new contract will cover the management of green waste from parks and open spaces, spoil tip waste from cemeteries, litter and refuse from street bins (including sweeper waste), and waste from council buildings and operational sites.\nWaste Stream Data (2024\u20132025)\nThe following figures represent the baseline tonnage data for the 2024\u20132025 reporting period and will be used to inform the new contract:\nWaste Stream                        Tonnes\nGeneral Waste (DNH)              240.69\nDry Mixed Recycling                7.00\nGlass                                          0.30\nMixed Recyclables                    15.49\nMixed Commercial Waste        7.20\nMunicipal Waste                       31.86\nBiodegradable Waste              10.22\nWood                                          1.12\nTotal Waste Managed Across All Streams               313.88\n(These figures form the baseline for ongoing reporting, performance comparison, and service improvement targets.)\nSuppliers are directed to Annex 1: Waste Contract Specification for a full description of the required service including waste streams, operational requirements, key performance indicators and other operational aspects of this service. Please note that the schedules to the specification include the locations and frequency of collections as well as indicative historic data to help inform future service requirements.",
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        "datePublished": "2026-02-02T13:45:58Z",
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        "id": "008976-2026",
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    "enquiryPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2026-02-23T14:00:59+00:00"
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    "id": "SCC27338",
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            "description": "Refuse and waste related services",
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      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
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    "lotDetails": {
      "noLotsDivisionRationale": "There are several areas to consider when deciding whether to lot a contract. An overview of the pros and cons for multi-lotted contracts are:\nPros:\n\u2022 Reduced Risk of Supply Chain Disruption - Spreading the work across multiple suppliers reduces the impact of any single supplier\u0027s problems.\n\u2022 Increased Competition - Encourages more suppliers to participate, potentially leading to better pricing and innovation.\n\u2022 Opportunity for SMEs - Splitting contracts into lots can make it easier for smaller businesses to compete for contracts.\n\u2022 Flexibility and Innovation - Different suppliers may offer varied approaches, allowing for experimentation and potentially better solutions.\nCons:\n\u2022 More Complex Procurement - Requires managing multiple contracts and suppliers, increasing administrative burden.\n\u2022 Higher Procurement Costs - Multiple tendering processes and contract management can be more expensive.\n\u2022 Potential for Inconsistent Quality - Different suppliers may have varying standards, requiring closer monitoring.\n\u2022 Reduced Economies of Scale - Smaller contract lots may limit the potential for volume discounts. \nLotting types\n\u2022 by geographical coverage\n\u2022 by trade type\nSCC considered all the above when looking at this contract and opted for a single supplier approach. A single supplier contract allows for a consistent approach to quality through their own supply chain. Further, the new service is intended to bring together a number of existing smaller (separate) contracts to reduce overheads, service duplication and inconsistency.\nThe Salisbury location is too small an area to consider geographical lotting for this service."
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              "description": "Topic: Quality \u0026 Customer Service (Reliability, Contingency \u0026 Responsiveness)\nQuestion: Describe your approach to ensuring reliable and on-time waste collection services, including contingency measures to maintain day-to-day full-service delivery in the event of vehicle breakdowns, adverse weather, or staff absences.\nWeighting: 30 points\nWord Count: 800 words",
              "name": "Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0)",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "Topic: Compliance \u0026 Governance (Legal, Ethical, Safety)\nQuestion: Explain how your organisation ensures full compliance with all relevant legislation and codes of practice, including waste handling regulations, Health \u0026 Safety, and ethical requirements such as the Modern Slavery Act.\nWeighting: 30 points\nWord Count: 900 words",
              "name": "Quality criterion 2 (Lot 0)",
              "type": "quality"
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            {
              "description": "Topic: Environmental Management (Vehicles, Routes, Recycling Outcomes)\nQuestion: Describe your environmental approach to waste collection and disposal, including how you minimise carbon emissions and maximise reuse, recycling, and recovery of materials.\nWeighting: 25 points\nWord Count: 800 words",
              "name": "Quality criterion 3 (Lot 0)",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "Topic: Capacity \u0026 Resilience (Scale, Resources \u0026 7-Day Operations)\nQuestion: Demonstrate your organisation\u2019s strategic capacity to deliver consistent services 7 days a week across all required sites, including your ability to scale operations in response to increased demand or service variation.\nWeighting: 20 points\nWord Count: 650 words",
              "name": "Quality criterion 4 (Lot 0)",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "Topic: Value for Money and Social Value\nQuestion: Please describe the additional social, environmental, or community benefits your organisation will deliver during this contract.\nWeighting: 20 points\nWord Count: 600 words",
              "name": "Quality criterion 5 (Lot 0)",
              "type": "quality"
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              "description": "Price will be calculated as described in Annex 2 Pricing Schedule in Tab 1.\nTenders will be evaluated against the overall price as populated in cell G45 in Tab 1 of Annex 2,\nThe overall Price will be calculated by: \n1. Calculating the cost of each scenario described in Tab 4 - Pricing Scenarios\n2. Applying the weighting for each scenario as described in Tab 4 - Pricing Scenarios\n3. Adding the weighted scores for all scenarios together to get a final bid price. This price will be used to calculate the Price per Quality Point as described in the Invitation to Tender document and in Annex 2 Pricing Schedule",
              "name": "Price criterion 1 (Lot 0)",
              "type": "price"
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          "weightingDescription": "Price and quality is assessed using the Price per Quality Point methodology described above."
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        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-05-31T23:59:59+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2031-05-31T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "1",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 2 years and 0 month, and a value ex VAT of \u00a3 500,000"
        },
        "selectionCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "The successful tenderer will need to hold and maintain at all times:\n\u2022 A valid Waste Carrier Licence;\n\u2022 Any environmental permits required for processing, transfer or storage;\n\u2022 Appropriate road transport licences and ADR authorisations, where transporting hazardous consignments.\n\u2022 Other requirements as detailed in the specification.",
              "type": "technical"
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        "status": "active",
        "value": {
          "amount": 1250000.0,
          "amountGross": 1500000.0,
          "currency": "GBP"
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    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
    "riskDetails": "New Service / Potential New Supplier\nThis is a new single supplier contract combining a number of previous smaller contracts. Although there will inevitably be a \u0027bedding in\u0027 period, regular close contract monitoring will ensure issues are identified/addressed early. Clear KPIs and targets are included in the specification and will be monitored through these regular meetings.\nHigh Value / Business Critical Tender\nThis is a high value, business critical tender for Salisbury and, as such, is supported by senior staff within the Council. Any issues of contract under performance or failure are likely to impact high profile events such as markets or seasonal fairs leading to public criticism and reputational damage to the Authority.  Regular close contract monitoring and service reviews will ensure issues are identified/addressed early. Clear KPIs and targets are included in the specification and will be monitored through these regular meetings.\nModern Slavery\nThe waste industry is know to be at risk of modern slavery, particularly with short term contracts and the use of temporary staff throughout the supply chains. Although additional checks and questions have been included in the tender, this will require ongoing monitoring and reporting from the supplier, post award. The specification acknowledges the issues and the contract includes specific clauses in the T\u0026Cs to manage/mitigate this risk.",
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    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2026-03-03T14:00:59+00:00"
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      "amountGross": 1500000.0,
      "currency": "GBP"
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