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Waste Collection Services

  • Crawley Borough Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003415

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dae6

Published 3 February 2025, 9:53am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Crawley Borough Council

Town Hall

CRAWLEY

RH101UZ

Email

procurement@crawley.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ28 - West Sussex (North East)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.crawley.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Waste Collection Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The collection of household refuse and co-mingled recycling, both in wheeled bins, within Crawley Borough. Collections will be made from edge of property or other designated collection points from approximately 43,000 properties. The provision of an opt-in chargeable green waste collection service using 240 litre wheeled bins. The collection of bulky household items on request. Provision of an assisted collection for residents who are physically unable to present their waste at the edge of property.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £8,400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ28 - West Sussex (North East)
Main site or place of performance

Crawley Borough, West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

TBC

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend the contract for an additional 2 years until 31 March 2031.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

Explanation:

The Council intends to enter into a contract extension with Biffa Municipal for the collection of waste and recycling from residential properties. The proposed extension is for a period of three years with an option to extend for a further two years if mutually agreed by the Council and by Biffa Municipal. The extension will commence from April 1st 2026 until 31st March 2029 with the option to extend for the further two years to 31st March 2031.

The rationale for the proposed extension is to enable the Council to work with Biffa as the incumbent contractor to plan for the introduction of separate food waste collection with effect from April 2026. It is a statutory requirement for the Council to introduce a separate food waste collection service from this date and it will be important for the Council to be able to work collaboratively with the incumbent contractor to arrange the various logistical arrangements including revising the collection rounds, recruiting, training and deploying additional drivers and loaders, procurement of vehicles and food caddies and communications with residents and other stakeholders.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Biffa Municipal Limited

High Wycombe

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Companies House

04321212

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £8,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom