FOI on recycling of waste paper and cardboard contracts

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Dear FOI Team,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the recycling contract, namely card and paper reprocessing.

• 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.

Yours sincerely George Saint

Information.Matters@thurrock.gov.uk, Thurrock Borough Council

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Dear Mr Saint,

Thank you for your request dated 17/05 for the following information:

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of
Information Act, details in respect to the recycling contract, namely card
and paper reprocessing.

• 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?

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Dear FOI Team,

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of
Information Act, details in respect to the recycling contract, namely card
and paper reprocessing.

• 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.

Yours sincerely George Saint

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Information.Matters@thurrock.gov.uk, Thurrock Borough Council

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Dear Mr Saint

Thank you for your recent communication which is being managed in line
with the Freedom of Information Act under the above reference number.  The
details of your request are outlined below together with the council’s
response.

Your request and our response

 

Recycling of waste paper and cardboard contracts

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

See page 18 of the attached specification

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

Veolia and Bywaters also applied

• Who is the current supplier?

Biffa

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

We have not received our invoice for the first month of the contract
(April) so there is no current spend

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

Edmonton (Atlas) Materials Recycling Facility

Unit 2 Aztec 406

12 Ardra Road

Off Meridian Way

Enfield

London N9 0BD

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

Baled

• Where is the end destination of the fibre?

This varies month to month.

April’s paper went to:

Vine Kraft Paper Co Ltd, D-6a-cn, My Phhuoc 3 IZ,Ben Cat Town, Binh Duong
Province Vietnam.

Modern Karton Sanayi Ve Ticcaret AS, Ulas, Osb Mah. D100 N0 77/33 TR-59930
Tekirdag Turkey

And Aprils card went to:

DS Smith Paper Ltd, KEMSLEY Paper Mill, Sittingbourne, ME10 2TD

Papierfabrik Adolf Jass GMBH, Hermann-Muth-Str.6 D-3603-Fulda Germany

Progroup Paper PM GmbH, Auf der Sonnenseite 3, DE-06792
Sandersdorf-Brehna, Germany

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

Co-mingled

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

Last year we produced 2457.69 tonnes of cardboard and 3686 tonnes of paper

• Start date & duration of framework/contract?

01/04/23 – 31/03/25

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

Please see attached.

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

There is a 2-year extension clause

• 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?

The Strategic Lead for Waste Services

Section 40 exemption applied.

• Are there any plans to change the existing service?

 

No

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