Services firm Enterprise has emerged as the frontrunner for Peterborough city council's long-term waste and recycling kerbside collection contract.
The city council announced today (January 10) that the Preston-based firm has been recommended as preferred bidder for the deal ahead of rival bidder Amey, a subsidiary of Spanish firm Ferrioval. The deputy leader of Peterborough council will not formally reveal the preferred bidder for the contract until January 18.
Councillor Matthew Lee, deputy leader of the city council, said: “We are looking for a strategic partner to deliver some of our key frontline services for many years, so it's important that we get it right. I'm pleased to have two such strong contenders in the final stage of this process and will consider the recommendations carefully before making my decision.”
Contract
Peterborough cut the contract shortlist to two bidders in October 2010 and is keeping to its projected timetable of naming a preferred bidder in January 2011 (see letsrecycle.com story).
The contract is set to become operational in March 2011, when the successful bidder would take over from the council's in-house collection service. In announcing the two-bidder shortlist, the council also stressed that around 600 existing staff from the collections operation would join the successful bidder's organisation.
Peterborough first went out to tender for the contract in January 2010, with the city council stating that the value of the contract would be tied to how many of the listed services the successful contractor would be willing to take on (see letsrecycle.com story).
The contract is one of three waste-related deals currently being tendered by Peterborough. The local authority is also seeking separate contractors to develop, build and operate a materials recycling facility and an energy-from-waste plant.
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