Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information dated 17 November 2022 (received by the Council that same date). Unfortunately, I am unable to accept this in the current form as a valid request as it does not contain your/your company’s name in the body of your email. The Scottish Information Commissioner has clarified that a request for information is not valid without a full name having been given other than in the email headers.

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Reference: FOI-466339939
Date of request: 18/11/2022
Title of request: Recycling of Paper and Cardboard Waste Contracts

Dear Jamie Car,

Thank you for submitting your FOI Request. We confirm receipt of your
request and will be in touch in due course.

If we are unable to provide you with a response within 20 working days, we
will advise you of this. Please refer to the attachment which gives a
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Reference: FOI-466339939
Date of request: 18/11/2022
Title of request: Recycling of Paper and Cardboard Waste Contracts
Information request:

Recycling of Paper and Cardboard Waste Contracts:
 
Dear FOI Team,
 
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of
Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.
 
• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?
 
• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were
successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages
 
• Who is the current supplier? 
 
• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the
start of the contract to the current date
 
• Are there any processing facilities or MRFs utilised within the contract
if so what the names and addresses?
 
• How is your fibre processed (baled or loose)?
 
• Where is the end destination of the fibre?
 
• What is your current collection method (dual stream, single source,
kerbside sort or comingled) 
 
• What tonnage per year do you produce by fibre grade?
 
• Start date & duration of framework/contract?
 
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification
given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
 
• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so,
the duration of the extension?
 
• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are
being either extended or renewed?
 
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this
contract?
 
• Are there any plans to change the existing service?
 
 
Thank you for your help.

Dear Jamie Car,

Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information dated 18/11/2022 (received by
the Council that same date) which has been passed to me for attention.

You have requested the following information:

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of
Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.

 

• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

 

• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were
successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

 

• Who is the current supplier? 

 

• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the
start of the contract to the current date

 

• Are there any processing facilities or MRFs utilised within the contract
if so what the names and addresses?

 

• How is your fibre processed (baled or loose)?

 

• Where is the end destination of the fibre?

 

• What is your current collection method (dual stream, single source,
kerbside sort or comingled) 

 

• What tonnage per year do you produce by fibre grade?

 

• Start date & duration of framework/contract?

 

• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification
given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

 

• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so,
the duration of the extension?

 

• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are
being either extended or renewed?

 

• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this
contract?

 

• Are there any plans to change the existing service?

Recycling of Paper and Cardboard Waste Contracts

• What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

There are no KPIs specified in the contract however supplier performance
in terms of servicing and invoicing are key.

 

• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were
successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

Scotland Excel are responsible for the Framework and thus this information
is not held by Angus Council. 

 

• Who is the current supplier?

Card – Smurfit Kappa

Paper - Saica 

 

• Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the
start of the contract to the current date

There has been no spend by Angus Council, only income.

 

• Are there any processing facilities or MRFs utilised within the contract
if so what the names and addresses?

None as materials are single stream.

 

• How is your fibre processed (baled or loose)?

Card – baled

Paper - loose

 

• Where is the end destination of the fibre?

Card - predominantly destined for Smufit Kappa paper mills in Birmingham
and Kent.

Paper – Saica Paper, Manchester

• What is your current collection method (dual stream, single source,
kerbside sort or comingled) 

Card – single stream kerbside collected from commercial sources + single
stream collected at recycling centres

Paper - single stream collected at recycling centres

 

• What tonnage per year do you produce by fibre grade?

Card – approx. 900t

Paper – approx. 90t

 

• Start date & duration of framework/contract?

1/10/22 until 30/09/24

 

• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification
given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

The contract was advertised in September 2022. Material specification as
below.

On arrival at transfer stations cardboard and paper undergoes visual
inspection and removal of visible contamination to achieve extremely
high-quality products. Paper is mixed but of a high quality comprising a
good proportion of news and pams grade material.

Where cardboard is baled no guarantee can be provided however data
consistently shows bale weights in excess of 500kg.

 

• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so,
the duration of the extension?

The contract can be extended by up to 12 months.

 

• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are
being either extended or renewed?

No

 

• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this
contract?

Susanne Austin Team leader - waste strategy & compliance

 

• Are there any plans to change the existing service?

No current plans to change services.  It is expected that the forthcoming
Deposit Return Scheme will have an impact on recycling collections and we
will soon be reviewing our household waste collection services which could
impact on how fibre is collected and disposed of in future.

 

 

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