WCC - Operation of Reuse Shops at Warwickshire Household Waste Recycling Centres

This procurement is for a concession contract and will run under the Concession Contract Regulations.

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking an concessionaire/operator for eight Reuse Shops located at the Warwickshire operated Household Waste Recycling Centres listed below:

• Lower House Farm, North Warwickshire
• Hunters Lane, Rugby
• Princes Drive, Leamington Spa
• Burton Farm, Stratford
• Cherry Orchard, Kenilworth
• Wellesbourne
• Stockton
• Shipston

The Council is procuring in the following lots:

• Lot 1 - Operation of Lower House Farm and Hunters Lane Reuse shops
• Lot 2 - Operation of Princes Drive, Burton Farm, Cherry Orchard, Wellesbourne, Stockton and Shipston Reuse shops/point

In 2022/23 over 1,000 tonnes of items were reused through the shops and the turnover across all eight shops was around £1 million.

In return for the opportunity to run the reuse shops the concessionaire/operator will pay a concession fee to Warwickshire County Council.

A lease for each site will sit alongside the concession contract.

The initial contract term will be for a period of 5 years.

However, the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 60 months (5 years) in total.

This means the maximum possible Contract term is 10 years (120 months) in total.

Additional information: This procurement is for a concession contract and will run under he Concession Contract Regulations.

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process.

Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home

Registration and use of CSW JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the CSW JETS correspondence function.

If you are having trouble registering with CSW JETS please email us at: [email protected]

Providers must register on CSW JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download tender documents and be able to correspond with us about this procurement.

During the course of the Contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers.