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Report - Treatment, Recycling & Disposal of Mixed Waste

Renfrewshire Council · 13 February 2025
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To:  Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board
On:  13 February 2025
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Report by: Report by the Director of Finance and Resources and the Director of
Environment, Housing and Infrastructure
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Heading: Contract Authorisation Report for the Treatment, Recycling & Disposal
of Mixed Waste from the Councils 5 x Household Waste Recycling
Centres (HWRC’s) and Waste Arisings from other Council Service
Operations (RC-CPU-24-105)
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1. Summary 
1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek the approval of the Finance, Resources
and Customer Services Policy Board to award a Services Contract for the
Treatment, Recycling & Disposal of Mixed Waste from the Councils 5 x
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and Waste Arisings from other
Council Service Operations (reference RC-CPU-24-105) to Enva Scotland
Limited. 
1.2 The recommendation to award this Contract follows a mini-competition made
under the Scotland Excel Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the
Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste, schedule 27/17,
Lot 11 Treatment and Disposal of Bulky Waste. 
1.3 A Contract Strategy was approved by the Director of Environment, Housing
and Infrastructure and the Corporate Procurement Manager in October 2024.
An Executive Summary Strategy specific to Treatment, Recycling & Disposal
of Mixed Waste was also approved by the Head of Infrastructure and Service
Development and the Corporate Procurement Manager in October 2024.
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2. Recommendations
2.1 It is recommended that the Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy
Board: 
2.1.1 Authorises the Head of Corporate Governance to award a Contract for
Treatment, Recycling & Disposal of Mixed Waste from the Councils 5 x
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and Waste Arisings
from other Council Service Operations (RC-CPU-24-105) to Enva
Scotland Limited following a mini-competition made under Lot 11 of the
Scotland Excel Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Treatment
and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste, schedule 27/17.
2.1.2  Authorise the approved Contract value of up to £4,000,000 excluding
VAT. 
2.1.3 Authorise the Contract Period of four years. The anticipated
commencement date is 1 April 2025 up until 31 March 2029. In the
event that the Contract does not commence on 1 April 2025, the
Contract Period shall run from the actual commencement date as
stated in the Council’s Letter of Acceptance.  
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3. Background
3.1 The Council has a requirement for the Treatment, Recycling & Disposal of
Mixed Waste from the Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres
(HWRCs) and Waste Arisings from other Council Service Operations. As part
of this contract, Council vehicles will deliver approximately 7,174 tonnes per
calendar year of waste material to the Service Provider’s treatment site.
3.2 This procurement exercise has been tendered as a mini-competition under the
Scotland Excel Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Treatment and
Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste, schedule 27/17, Lot 11
Treatment and Disposal of Bulky Waste.
3.3 At the time of the mini-competition, Lot 11 of the Scotland Excel Dynamic
Purchasing System (DPS) for the Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and
Residual Waste, schedule 27/17 had 32 Suppliers registered. All 32 Suppliers
were invited to participate in the mini-competition issued on the Public
Contract Scotland Tender platform on 11 October 2024. In accordance with
the terms of the Dynamic Purchasing System the Council could use the Call
off Terms prepared by Scotland Excel or could use Council terms for the mini
competition.

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The Council chose to use both the Council’s General Conditions of Contract
for Services – Waste, and related Operation Terms and Conditions for this
mini-competition. These terms and conditions use the definition “Service
Provider” rather than “Supplier”. 
3.4 By the closing date set for return of electronic tenders of 12 noon on 8
November 2024, 3 Suppliers submitted a Tender Submission with 29
Suppliers not responding. 
3.5 All 3 Suppliers completed the European Single Procurement Document
(ESPD) when applying for a place on the Scotland Excel Dynamic Purchasing
System for the Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste,
schedule 27/17.  All Suppliers confirmed within their tender submission that
none of the exclusion criteria as detailed within Regulation 58 of The Public
Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 apply to them. 
3.6 The Tender Submissions received were evaluated against the set award
criteria on a combined weighting of 30% Quality and 70% Price. The scores
relative to the Award Criteria are as follows: 
Quality
(30%)
Price
(70%)
Total
(100%)
1 Enva Scotland Limited  30.00% 68.97% 98.97%
2 J. & M. Murdoch & Son Limited 28.25% 70.00% 98.25%
3 WRC Recycling Limited 30.00% 64.14% 94.14% 
3.7 The evaluation of tender submission received identified that the submission by
Enva Scotland Limited was the most economically advantageous tender
submission. 
3.8 As part of this contract the Council will deliver mixed waste to the Enva
Scotland Limited site at 49 Burnbrae Road, Linwood, PA3 3BD.  
3.9 Community Benefits were requested as part of the procurement process and
Enva Scotland Limited have committed to the following Community Benefits. 
Community Benefit Description No of People / Activity
Industry Awareness Events 2
Non-financial support for a Social Enterprise
within Renfrewshire 1
Financial Support for a Community
Project/Group. 2
Non-financial support for a Community
Project/Group 2

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Implications of the Report
1. Financial 
The costs for this Contract of up to £4,000,000 excluding VAT over the four
year Contract Period will be met from the Council’s waste disposal revenue
budget within Environment, Housing and Infrastructure. 
2. HR & Organisational Development - None directly arising from this report. 
3. Community/Council Planning – 
Place- Working with partners to ensure our neighbourhoods are safe, vibrant,
and attractive places to live.
Economy - Supporting our citizens, particularly those furthest from the jobs
market, into fair work - well paid, fulfilling employment through Community
Benefits. 
Fair- Protecting the most vulnerable members of our communities, including
children and young people who are at risk.
Green- Working across partners and communities to deliver the priority areas
highlighted in our Plan for Net Zero, working towards a net zero Renfrewshire
by 2030.
Living our Values- Ensuring our journey to net zero is a just transition with
climate justice and fairness at the heart, finding opportunities to challenge
inequalities in new green ways as we tackle the climate crisis.
4. Legal - The procurement of this contract was carried out in accordance with
the Scotland Excel Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Treatment and
Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste, schedule 27/17 using Council
terms and conditions as noted in 3.3 and the Council’s Standing Orders
Relating to Contracts. 
5. Information Technology - No Information Technology implications have
been identified or are anticipated. 
6. Property/Assets - None directly arising from this report. 
7. Equality & Human Rights - None directly arising from this report
8. Health & Safety - Enva Scotland Limited’s Health and Safety submission was
evaluated by the Council’s Corporate Health and Safety team and meet the
minimum requirements regarding health and safety.

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9. Procurement - The procurement procedures outlined within this report shall
ensure that the Council meets is statutory requirements in respect of
procurement procedures, efficiency and modern Government.  
10. Risk - Enva Scotland Limited’s insurances have been assessed and
evaluated to confirm they meet the minimum requirements regarding
insurable risk.
11. Privacy Impact - No Privacy Impact implications have been identified or are
anticipated.  
12. Climate Risk - The level of impact associated with provision of this service
has been assessed using the Scottish Government Sustainability Test and
this contract will strive towards the Scottish Government’s aims and objectives
for a Zero Waste Scotland. 
13.      Children’s Rights – This report does not cover a new policy, function or
strategy nor a substantive change to an existing policy, function or strategy
which will have an impact on children’s rights.
14.      Cosla Policy Position – None directly arising from this report. 
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List of Background Papers 
None 
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Author: Sam Smith, Procurement Adviser (sam.smith@renfrewshire.gov.uk)