Proposed contract modification (under Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) to the Processing of Recyclable Materials including through a Materials Recycling Facility contract between the Council of the Borough of North Tyneside ("the Council") and J&B Recycling Limited ("the Contractor")

In 2019 the Council awarded a contract to the J&B Recycling Limited "the Contractor" for the processing of recyclable materials including through a materials recycling facility ("the Contract"). The Contract start date was 1st October 2019 with an initial term of two years and two x 12-month extension options. The Council has exercised both of those options, thereby giving a current contract expiry date of 30th September 2023. Due to circumstances which it could not have foreseen (as explained more fully in section VI.3) Additional information below), the Council proposes to make a contract modification to extend the term of the Contract by a further two years. This modification will result in a revised contract expiry date of 30th September 2025. The agreement was previously varied by a variation letter dated 10th November 2022. The Contract is subject to increased payment for diesel fuel because of reforms introduced in the Finance Bill 2021. Via the above variation of 10th November 2022 the Council has agreed to make a concessionary £1 per tonne to cover 'red diesel' costs from 1 April 2022 until the expiry of the Contract.