Household Reuse and Recycling Centre: Award of Reuse Partner Contract

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A decision made 31 October 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0095
Decision Summary Title :	Household Reuse and Recycling Centre: Reuse Partner		Date of Decision Summary:	25 October 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Recycling Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Household Reuse and Recycling Centre: Reuse Partner		Date of Written Report:	25 October 2016
Written Report Author:	Recycling Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Award of Reuse Partner Contract for the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre
Decision(s): The Minister approved the award of the Reuse Partner Contract to Jersey Employment Trust.
Reason(s) for Decision: Jersey Employment Trust has been selected to deliver this service following a competitive tender process conducted by DfI.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Recycling Manager to advise the Jersey Employment Trust of the Minister’s approval.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Household Reuse and Recycling Centre: Award of Reuse Partner Contract

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

AWARD OF REUSE PARTNER CONTRACT, HOUSEHOLD REUSE AND

RECYCLING CENTRE

1.0 Purpose of the report

To provide the Minister for Infrastructure with information to support awarding the Reuse Partner Contract to Jersey Employment Trust.

2.0 Overview of the opportunity and selection process

The Island’s new Household Reuse and Recycling Centre is currently under construction and due to open in January 2017.

The Centre has been designed to support the Department’s public engagement programme by encouraging the public to manage their waste ‘upwards’ through the Waste Hierarchy. A Reuse Facility has been included for this purpose so that all reusable goods can be received for reuse and only goods that have reached the end of their useful life will be received for recycling or recovery/disposal.

In April 2016 the Department initiated a tender selection process to identify a suitable local charity to operate the Reuse Facility at the new Household Reuse and Recycling Centre.

Two tenders were received in response to the Invitation to Tender (ITT). An evaluation panel evaluated both responses using a selection criteria that was communicated in the ITT.

One of the tenders scored highly as it was well researched and gave the evaluation panel a good level of confidence that the tender specification had been considered and would be met during service delivery.

This supplier was invited to attend an interview with the evaluation panel in order to clarify some detailed points and provide an opportunity for the supplier to present their bid.

The performance of this supplier was confirmed at interview and the evaluation panel confirmed that this supplier had the ability to provide the services to an acceptable standard. The evaluation team were also impressed by the supplier’s enthusiasm and the obvious research that had been conducted.

On this basis, the Department has been engaging with the preferred supplier, Jersey Employment Trust, with a view to awarding the Reuse Partner contract.

Once the contract is awarded, the Department and Jersey Employment Trust can work towards the opening of the Reuse Facility along with the opening of the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre at La Collette.

3.0 Recommendation

To award the Reuse Partner contract to Jersey Employment Trust.

4.0 Reasons for Decision

Jersey Employment Trust has been selected to deliver this service following a competitive tender process conducted by DfI.

5.0 Resource implications

None.

This contract does not incur any costs to the Department.

The Reuse Facility is provided at no charge to the Reuse Partner for the duration of the contract, although the Reuse Partner will pay all utility costs which are separately metered. A separate lease is being developed by Jersey Property Holdings.

By directing all reusable goods to the Reuse Facility, the Department will be able to reduce the amount of waste received at the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre and increase the efficiency of its recycling operations as only goods that have reached the end of their useful life will be received by the Department.

6.0 Action Required

Recycling Manager to advise the Jersey Employment Trust of the Minister’s approval.

Written by:	Recycling Manager
Approved by:	Assistant Director, Solid Waste