Commentary Waste Section 39: Information about waste contracts
98.This section amends section 358 of the GLA Act 1999 on information about new waste contracts, and updates the 1999 Act following changes to public procurement legislation. It makes new provision that where an authority is not obliged either to send the European Commission a first information notice of its intention to tender a waste contract or to publish such a notice on the authority's buyer profile, but it is obliged to send a second information notice, the authority must inform the Mayor of its intention to tender. An authority is required to notify the Mayor 108 days before issuing the second information notice. Waste authorities that publish their intention to tender on the authority’s buyer profile as an alternative to issuing a first information notice will be required to give the Mayor 56 days prior notification. Where waste authorities are not required to comply with public procurement regulations, existing notification requirements under section 358(2) will continue to apply. The amendments will ensure that the Mayor is informed of all waste tenders in advance.