According to the tender notice, the contract will run from April 3, 2023, to March 31, 2029, and it was awarded on October 23, 2023. Despite having been officially awarded 23 October, SED Services have been running the service in the interim period.
SED Services is a waste management company operating in the Northeast of England, founded in 2005 and it took over the contract from the former supplier Jack Moody Recycling Limited.
‘Committed’
Cllr James Higginbottom, cabinet spokesperson for environment and highways said: “We’re committed to improving waste management services across our borough as we work towards creating a cleaner, greener more sustainable Barnsley.
“We look forward to working with SED Services Ltd who are supporting us to achieve our Sustainable Barnsley ambitions. Their work will help us to safely dispose of household green waste through composting processes, overall reducing our carbon emissions and supporting the local environment.”
Contract
The initially advertised contract had an end date of March 31, 2027, but the award date was extended to March 31, 2029, a two-year extension.
The contract encompasses the collection, haulage, and treatment of organic waste from 114,000 domestic households and the four household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) serving the area. The council estimates that approximately 16,000 tonnes of organic waste will be collected and transported to a waste transfer station within Barnsley, where it will be bulked and prepared for hauling to the contractor’s site.
Barnsley metropolitan borough council has specified that the contract will initially cover the Barnsley metropolitan area, and it will also extend to include Doncaster and Rotherham.
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