Australian firm in final two for Lancashire contract

Lancashire has said that SITA and Global Renewables Ltd are both having bids evaluated for a 25-year waste management contract, which is set to be signed early next year. The contract is backed by 75 million of PFI money.

” Our vision is to be a leading global sustainable business delivering superior economic, social and environmental results by reducing, reusing and recycling urban waste “
– Global Renewables
A spokeswoman for Lancashire county council told letsrecycle.com: “Lancashire County Council, acting in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Blackpool Council are currently evaluating two revised and confirmed bids for the Lancashire waste PFI project.

“The bidders are SITA UK and Global Renewables Ltd and the councils hope to appoint a preferred bidder in September,” she added.

Newcomer


And, while the name SITA is commonplace in the UK waste management industry, Australian owned company Global Renewables is a relatively new name for those involved with waste in the UK.

The company has been working mainly in the southern hemisphere but now wants to be involved with waste management on a more global scale.

Global Renewable said: “Our vision is to be a leading global sustainable business delivering superior economic, social and environmental results by reducing, reusing and recycling urban waste.”

MBT


The Lancashire contract is set to include several mechanical biological treatment plants in order to cover the county's landfill targets. Lancashire had scheduled to have an MBT plant in place in advance of the contract, which was to be placed at Leyland business park just outside of Preston.

Preferred bidder status for the trial MBT plant was won by Herhof, but because the German arm of the company hit financial difficulties, questions remain over its ability to fulfil the contract. The council has said that it may include the trial MBT in the waste PFI.

The spokeswoman said: “Negotiations with Herhof UK to provide the mechanical biological treatment plant at the Leyland waste technology park have not been concluded but the county council expects to be able to make a decision on how it intends to deliver the facility at Leyland also in September.”

The PFI contract is expected to be signed between the council and the winning bidder in March next year.