Brief
Flintshire County Council is seeking qualified service providers to deliver material treatment, collection, recycling, recovery, and disposal services across five Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The Council's existing contracts are expiring over the next 1-2 years and this procurement aims to secure cost-effective, compliant, and high-quality waste management solutions while maintaining full control over recyclable materials and material flows.
The Authority welcomes applications from providers who can manage multiple waste streams or specialise in single waste streams, provided they deliver end-to-end processing from collection through final treatment, recovery, or disposal. Waste streams include soil and rubble, cardboard, wood, hard plastics, carpets, textiles, hazardous materials (paints and aerosols), mattresses, oversized residual waste, asbestos, plasterboard, tyres, and car batteries.
Key Requirements:
- All waste must be transported to appropriately licensed facilities in compliance with environmental legislation and duty of care requirements
- Transport services must be safely coordinated to minimise environmental impact and haulage emissions
- Processing activities include sorting, separation, shredding, compaction, and bulking to optimise material recovery
- All downstream facilities must hold appropriate environmental permits and comply with regulatory standards
- The Waste Framework Directive hierarchy must be prioritised: prevention, reuse, and recycling before recovery and disposal
- Contractors must provide transparent reporting including tonnage data, end-destination tracking, and recycling/recovery rates to enable the Council to demonstrate compliance with statutory obligations and sustainability targets
Providers should demonstrate experience in waste management, relevant licensing, environmental compliance capabilities, and data management systems.
