The contract, which has the option for a further 10-year extension, will see Veolia carry out collections in the Wycombe, Chiltern and South Buckinghamshire areas as Buckinghamshire is now one council. Precise details of the award are still to be announced by the local authorities and Veolia.
Previously, South Buckinghamshire had a contract with Biffa, and Chiltern and Wycombe had a joint deal with Serco.
In 2018, the three councils announced that they are looking to procure a three way contract in “the near future”.
A total of three bidders submitted offers for the contract, which was awarded based on a 60% criteria for quality and 40% on price.
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The move comes the same month as the the four district councils in Buckinghamshire – Aylesbury Vale, South Buckinghamshire, Wycombe and Chiltern – along with Buckinghamshire county council, all merged into a unitary authority called ‘Buckinghamshire council’.
In January, letsrecycle.com exclusively revealed that there would be a move to harmonise waste services in the area following the move (see letsrecycle.com story).
Aylesbury Vale is still operating with its own in-house service, and Buckinghamshire county council holds a disposal contract with FCC Environment for residual waste to be processed at the 345,000 tonne per year capacity Energy from Waste plant at Greatmoor in north Buckinghamshire.
The authorities said that they envisage utilising a “single multi-party structure for the contract”. The contract is due to start in September, when an official statement is also due.
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