Estimated to be worth £5 million, the contract starts in November 2014 and includes an option for a six-year extension from 2020.
As part of its original contracts with the county council, Biffa has managed eight HWRCs and one transfer station for the past seven years – which was recently extended through to August 2014.
Under the new contract, Biffa will manage HWRCs at Sittingbourne, Ashford, New Romney, Faversham, Sheerness, Dover, Herne Bay, Folkestone, Canterbury, Deal, Margate and Richborough. It will manage three waste transfer stations at Ashford, Sittingbourne and Dover.
Ownership
In addition, ownership of certain materials deposited at the HWRCs – including cans, plastic bottles, scrap metal and tyres – will transfer to Biffa which will be responsible for sourcing appropriate reprocessing and reuse outlets.
In 2013-14, the HWRCs handled nearly 100,000 tonnes of materials, while the three transfer stations processed almost 120,000 tonnes.
Biffa municipal commercial director, Pete Dickson, said: “We are delighted not only to have retained the business we originally had with Kent County Council, but to have expanded it with four more HWRCs and two additional transfer stations.
“This is testament to all those who have provided excellent service to Kent County Council and to Kent residents for many years.”
He added: “In the longer term, this gives us the opportunity, with the large tonnages received, to assist other parts of the business on bulk haulage in the region.”
Expansion
The deal expands Biffa’s Kent portfolio by an around a third, and includes managing the haulage of recyclable materials from the HWRCs for reprocessing and disposal.
The firm was awarded a 10-year contract worth £86 million for rolling out refuse collection and street cleansing services on behalf of the Mid Kent Waste Partnership in October 2012.
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