Our Waste team help clients to plan strategically, solve complex commercial issues, manage programmes or projects effectively and increase delivery confidence.
We have worked closely with DEFRA for several years managing its Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme and to initiate its savings Programme in 2013/14, which has already secured £145 million of savings. We provide an interface between the policy of central government and local delivery. Our teams offer extensive technical, commercial and procurement experience gained across public and private sector environments.
Waste services’ resources: how councils and contractors may collaborate in response to the COVID-19 emergency
Since the start of the COVID-19 emergency there has been a sharp and significant shift in levels of demand in particular segments of the waste services industry. Domestic purchasing patterns have changed, there has been a decline in demand in areas such as trade and commercial waste and many Household Waste Recycling Centres have been closed.
This situation is creating an imbalance in the amount of resources available to deal with different types of waste supply, with shortages of staff in some areas and under-utilisation in others. Guidance is being updated regularly by government and the waste management industry in relation to local authorities and waste and recycling. Critical advice and guidance may be found at these sources via the embedded links:
- Defra guidance on prioritising waste collection services
- Waste Industry Safety and Health Forum guidance on waste management activities
- CIWM briefing and guidance for the UK waste management sector
- ADEPT’s waste survey provides an up-to-date picture
We have produced a briefing note, “Waste services’ resources: how councils and contractors may collaborate in response to the COVID-19 emergency” to provide further guidance for waste authorities that are experiencing difficulties in balancing waste services resources as a consequence of contracting arrangements that are coming under stress because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here to access “Waste services’ resources: how councils and contractors may collaborate in response to the COVID-19 emergency”
In 2018 – 19 we helped our clients achieve:
Waste Infrastructure Plan for Wales
We played a key role in supporting the Welsh Government’s ambition to become one of the top performing recycling nations in the world, helping to create a new Waste Infrastructure Plan for Wales. At its heart stands a model that helps predict waste volumes by category under varying policy scenarios. The model has provided supporting evidence to create a new programme of interventions including the separate collection and treatment of absorbent hygiene products and for a wood waste sorting and chipping pilot facility. To support this very important initiative, we have agreed a three year extension to our service contract.
The Welsh Government’s Waste Infrastructure Procurement Programme included three residual waste treatment
contracts, involving 14 of the 22 Welsh councils. We continued to support the construction phase of the last of these facilities this year in North Wales. The other two contracts are fully operational, diverting 375,000 tonnes per annum of residual waste from landfill, generating 30MW of renewable energy. The Waste Infrastructure Procurement Programme also includes a network of anaerobic digestion plants to treat source-segregated food waste, generate renewable energy and produce digestate to replace chemical fertilizers.
The new waste treatment facilities will produce estimated savings of over £500m for the public sector in Wales over a 25 year period.
Our role includes commercial support and oversight, contract management reviews and contract management training.
Waste authorities
In conjunction with the Waste and Resources Action Programme we commenced work on whole waste system reviews for several combined authorities. The reviews provide a sound basis for service re-provision and repositioning, improved performance and potential savings. We undertook a number of direct commissions with local authorities in England this year, the most notable being our support to the Tees Valley Combined Authority.
For more information about what we have helped our clients achieve, see our 2018-19 impact report.
TESTIMONIALS
Local Partnerships’ abillity to step back from a problem and take a look at the bigger picture has been of great value to us. This has been very evident across all the work on which Local Partnerships provides support to Defra. In particular I would highlight the work with combined authorities to help take a broader and more strategic viewpoint on their collective waste management challenges.
Tony Hitching, Programme Manager, Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme, Defra
The relationship with Local Partnerships gives me invaluable access to commercial, procurement and project delivery expertise. They work flexibly, responding to our changing priorities.
Jasper Roberts, Deputy Director, Waste & Resource Efficiency Devision, Welsh Government
RESOURCES
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the South WestRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in the South West. -
Waste services’ resources: how councils and contractors may collaborate in response to the COVID-19 emergency -
Our Impact 2018-19To celebrate our tenth birthday we have launched our 2018-19 impact report, celebrating the successes we have achieved over the… -
Our Impact 2017-18In 2018 we produced our first impact report and we made a commitment to produce one every year. Our impact… -
CASE STUDY: Identifying and delivering efficiencies in Waste, The Lichfield & Tamworth Waste PartnershipIdentifying and delivering efficiencies in waste for The Lichfield & Tamworth Waste Partnership (Shared services). -
Planning to succeedThe work that our Infrastructure and Waste teams carry out boosts our clients’ capacity, capability and commercial skills. We act… -
CASE STUDY: Identifying and delivering efficiencies in Waste, Hertfordshire Waste PartnershipIdentifying and delivering efficiencies in waste for the Hertfordshire Waste Partnership, "Consortia for Recycling Materials"
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CASE STUDY: Identifying and delivering efficiencies in Waste, The Kent Waste PartnershipIdentifying and delivering efficiencies in waste for the The Kent Waste Partnership, "‘East Kent Joint Waste Project"
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the West MidlandsRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in the West Midlands.
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the LondonRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in London.
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the East of EnglandRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in the East of England.
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in Yorkshire and the HumberRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in Yorkshire and the Humber.
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the North EastRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in the North East.
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the North WestRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in the North West.
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REPORT: Delivering waste efficiencies in the East MidlandsRegional review undertaken by Local Partnerships focusing on efficiencies achieved in waste management in the East Midlands.
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Delivering Waste Efficiencies in the South EastThe eighth regional review undertaken by Local Partnerships. The report focuses on efficiencies achieved in waste and resource management by…
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