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Plans for the future

In May 2009, the South London Waste Partnership embarked on a major procurement process to secure a contract for residual waste treatment.  This was the largest procurement project any of the Partner Boroughs have ever undertaken with a contract value running into hundreds of millions of pounds over the 25-year term of the contract.

In the future, all of our residual waste will require some form of treatment prior to disposal.

The procurement process came to a conclusion on Monday 5 November 2012 when the Partnership signed a contract with Viridor.

Viridor are proposing to build a state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility on a plot of land just off Beddington Lane in the London Borough of Sutton.  The new facility would be located right next to an existing 92-hectare landfill site, which it will replace.  This landfill site is also operated by Viridor and is currently where the Partnership sends most of the residual waste collected from households in Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton.   

If planning permission is achieved, the facility will treat up to 215,000 tonnes of residual household waste.  It will also take in some waste from local businesses.  The facility would use tried and tested methods to extract valuable electricity and, if viable, heat from the waste, instead of being buried in landfill.

Viridor’s proposal is currently being subjected to a very detailed and public planning application that is going through Sutton Council’s Planning Authority, along with an Environmental Impact Assessment being conducted by the Environment Agency.  These processes are considering issues around land use, design, traffic, air quality and sustainability.  To find out more about the proposed development visit www.viridor.co.uk/beddington-erf

Procurement timeline

Hover your mouse over the blue bars to see how the procurement process is progressing.

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2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

November 2008

Secured PFI funding up to £225m over the life of the contract

May 2009

Procurement process formally begins. Waste operators invited to complete a detailed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which assessed potential bidders' legal and financial positions as well as their technical capacity

August 2009

Following evaluation of the Pre-Qualifi cation Questionnaires, seven companies are invited to submit 'Outline Solutions'.

January 2010

Following many months of discussions and negotiations between the bidders and the SLWP Procurement Team, four companies are invited to submit 'Detailed Solution'

September 2010

remaining bidders invited to submit 'Final Tenders'

March 2011

Viridor selected as ‘Preferred Bidder’

March 2012

Viridor carry out comprehensive consultation with local people to help them develop their planning application

July 2012

Viridor submit their planning application to Sutton Council

September 2012

Sutton Council’s Planning Authority run statutory consultation with stakeholders and local people on Viridor’s proposals

Early 2013

(date tbc) Sutton Council’s Development Control Committee due to make a decision on Viridor’s proposals

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