WEEE Tender

Claire McWilliams made this Freedom of Information request to Powys County Council

This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was successful.

Claire McWilliams

Dear sir/madam,

My name is Claire McWilliams and I work for a Compliance Scheme called blue Compliance.

I would like to request the following information from either the procurement department or the Waste Management/Recycling department.

• Date of the next tender for the “Collection and Disposal of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and Batteries for the council.

• Also a copy of the previous successful tender for the collection and disposal of WEEE.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Claire McWilliams
Brand and Compliance Manager

FOI Queries, Powys County Council

Person Dealing: Andrea Hughson
Direct Dial: 01597 827512

Dear Ms. McWilliams,

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004
Reference No: E-2011-00355

Thank you for your request for Information, received at this office on June
13, 2011, in which you requested details of the following:

Tender details for collection and disposal of waste electrical and
electronic equipment

Your request relates to Environmental Information and will be processed in
accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Your request will now be considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the regulations,
subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a
third party. In some circumstances Powys County Council may be unable to
achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a
revised time-scale at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the
information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and the 20
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If you choose not to make a payment then your request will remain
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Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
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The due date for responding to this request for information is July 11,
2011.

Should you need to discuss this further please contact the officer dealing
with your request as identified at the beginning of this letter or
Information Management on 01597 827512 / 827513.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Powys County Council.

Yours sincerely,

Gwen Middleton
Senior Records Assistant

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FOI Queries, Powys County Council

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July 11, 2011

Person Dealing: Andrea Hughson

Direct Dial: 01597 827512

Dear Ms. McWilliams,

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004

Reference No: E-2011-00355

I write in connection with your request for information dated June 13,
2011 concerning the tender details for collection and disposal of waste
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

Your request for information has now been considered and I can provide the
following information in respect of your request:

Q1. Date of the next tender for the "Collection and Disposal of WEEE
(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and Batteries for the council.

I can advise that the current contract for the collection and disposal of
waste electrical and electronic equipment runs until 31/12/2012.

Q2. A copy of the previous successful tender for the collection and
disposal of WEEE

Caerphilly County Borough Council acts as lead Authority for the Local
Authorities to award a contract for the collection, treatment and disposal
of WEEE from DCFs in South East Wales Authorities.

The following Authorities have participated in the process:

Blaenau Gwent CBC

Caerphilly CBC

Cardiff City Council

Newport City Council

Powys County Council

Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC

I am unable to provide you with a copy of the previous successful tender
for the collection and disposal of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment). A copy of the invitation to tender document however is
provided for you.

This request is now complete and shall be closed immediately. Should any
further information be requested regarding this topic, a separate request
will need to be submitted.

I would like to this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Powys
County Council.

Yours sincerely,

Andrea Hughson

Rheolwr Cofnodion a Chydymffurfiaeth

Records & Compliance Manager

If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint, please contact Information
Management. Our complaints procedure is available on request or on our
website.

If you are still not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to
the Information Commissioner, who is the statutory regulator. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone 01625 545 700

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

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Powys County Council

Information Management

Unit 29, Ddole Road Enterprise Park

Llandrindod Wells

Powys

LD1 6DF

01597 827512

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