Request for information on recycling contract

Nature of Request
Procured services
Case id
2025-247

Request

Date received

We understand that the following Treatment contract has expired
Service ~ Dry Recyclates - MRF services for processing of commingled dry recycling. The contract is divided into 10 lots with eight awarded to Biffa and two to Bywaters. The NLWA is made up of seven boroughs in North London Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest. Contract terminated 01/04/23.
1. Contract reference number ~ ?
2. Contractor ~ Biffa Waste Services
3. Expiry date ~ 16/03/2025
4. Can you advise if a new contract has been/will be awarded for this service and if so what the new contract details are (in the same format as below): -
5. Service description
6. Contract reference number
7. Contractor
8. Start data
9. End date
10. Duration and possible extension periods
11. Annual or total (please specify)contract value
12. Main waste facility/facilities used 
13. Tonnes collected 


 

Response

Response date

Further to our email acknowledging your freedom of information request (reference 2025-247), I can confirm we hold the information you have requested. Our response is as follows. 

Dry Recyclates - MRF services for processing of commingled dry recycling: The contract is divided into 8 lots all awarded to Biffa. The NLWA is made up of seven boroughs in North London Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest. Contract initial 6-year term was extended for a further 4 years.

  1. Contract reference number - N/A
  2. Contractor - Biffa Waste Services
  3. Contract initial term Expiry date - 15/12/2025
  4. Can you advise if a new contract has been/will be awarded for this service and if so what the new contract details are (in the same format as below):  Contact provides for an option to extend for a further 4 years from the initial 6-year contract term. This extension is now agreed until December 2029.
  5. Service description - Mixed Dry Recycling Processing Services i.e. receive, weigh, sort, and market the recyclates collected across the authority area by Boroughs in accordance with contract conditions and specification.
  6. Contract reference number - 2018/S 223-501432
  7. Contractor - Biffa Waste Service Limited
  8. Start data - 16/12/2019
  9. End date - 15/12/2029
  10. Duration and possible extension periods - 10 years (6+2+2)
  11. Annual or total (please specify)contract value - £7.4m/yr. net
  12. Main waste facility/facilities used - Biffa Edmonton MRF
  13. Tonnes collected - 124kt/yr

 

 

 

 

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