No offers received for Horsham commercial recycling deal

However, two deals worth more than £6 million were awarded to Britaniacrest for the processing of commercial residual waste.

The results of the tender, valued at £6 million, were published on 14 December.

Horsham’s commercial waste team currently collects general waste, mixed dry recycling, paper and cardboard, wood waste and bulky bags which are for commercial and residential use.

The tender was split into six lots, with each lot running for five years with the option for a further two.

The main lot was retained by Britaniacrest for the processing of 5,094 tonnes of general commercial waste per year, valued at £5.63 million. This values the material at around £157 per tonne over seven years.

Britaniacrest was also awarded the lot for the processing of bulky bags, worth £690,766. This puts the material at around £135 per tonne over the course of the contract.

A third lot was awarded to Olus Biomass, which operates a waste wood biomass plant in West Sussex. This was valued at £153,000 for around 66 tonnes of wood per year.

Recycling

However, there were no bids received for any other the other lots, which were for mixed recycling, food waste and commercial paper and card.

The council told letsrecycle.com: “We will still be offering recycling options and will be working with West Sussex county council (disposal authority) to ensure we have a sustainable disposal route.”

The council added that it received one tender for commercial waste including bulky bags, one tender for wood waste and no tenders for paper and cardboard or food waste.

Service

Under the previous contract, issued in 2017, Britaniacrest collected and processed both residual waste and paper and card, while there was no contractor for mixed recycling.

Commercial mixed dry recycling is delivered to a variety of West Sussex contractors.

A report which went before the council last month assessed the financial implications of the contract.

It said that any additional cost in the financial year would be “soaked up” by an underspend on disposal as “the volume has fallen slightly compared to that envisaged when the budget was set”.

Britaniacrest, which was recently acquired by the Qair Group (see letsrecycle.com story), is a large player in the refuse derived fuel markets and also operates a skip hire business from its Horley base.