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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 is 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 is now in its final stages with the Partnership selecting Viridor as its Preferred Bidder.

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 which 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 will be subject to a very detailed and public planning application process, which will include a thorough Environmental Impact Assessment considering issues around land use, design, traffic, air quality and sustainability.  Viridor’s consultation is now live and will run until 31 May 2012.  To find out more about the proposed development and get involved in the consultation, visit www.viridor.co.uk/beddington-erf

Once Viridor submit their planning application, Sutton Council (the planning authority) will carry out further statutory consultation with interested parties and the local community.

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

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

'Preferred Bidder' selected

Spring 2011

Planning applicaitons for waste treatment facilities due to be submitted

June 2011

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

January 2012

Preferred Bidder (Viridor) begin consulting on proposed Energy Recovery Facility

June 2012

Viridor submit planning application for proposed Energy Recovery Facility to Sutton Council

Summer 2012

(date tbc) Sutton Council begin planning consultation on Viridor’s proposal

August 2012

Contract between the Partnership and Viridor due to be awarded

Winter 2012

(date tbc) Sutton Council’s Development Control Committee meet to determine the outcome of Viridor’s planning application.

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