Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b8f-85e9-70e3-bf86-aefec0076d7e/operation-and-maintenance-of-a-proposed-regional-wood-reprocessing-facility-at-s pending GB open procedure # Operation and Maintenance of a Proposed Regional Wood Reprocessing Facility at Silent Valley, Blaenau Gwent. [Service Manager Commercial & Procurement](https://tendernation.io/buyers/service-manager-commercial-procurement) Estimated value Not stated Published 23 Mar 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender - The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity in relation to the Local Authorities’ requirements for the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of a proposed regional wood reprocessing facility at the Silent Valley waste management site near Ebbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent. - The Authority is keen to explore the commercial viability of outsourcing the O&M of the facility over a term of up to 10 years, as opposed to the option of delivering the operations “in-house” as a public sector partnership. - The outsourced O&M scope may indicatively consist of the following services: - Day-to-day processing of the waste wood feedstock into a specification wood chip suitable for panel board. - Operation of a process-line configuration of plant and machinery; - Manning the picking station (to extract contaminants from the feedstock). - Responsibility for meeting required Performance Outputs. - Responsibility for meeting prescribed Quality thresholds. - Responsibility for the management of all Health and Safety aspects. - Management of Site personnel. - Traffic Management and vehicle loading/unloading operations. - Procurement of Fuel and other consumables to operate the plant and equipment. - Responsibility for managing the Environmental Permit and Fire Prevention Plan Permits; - Interface management with adjacent permit holder(s) on the site at Silent Valley. - The overall objective is to create a modern and environmentally sustainable wood reprocessing facility that will contribute towards the net zero carbon agenda. Read full description ## CPV classification Refuse recycling services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-032549-2022-03-23T12:13:07Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-032549-2022-03-23T12:13:07Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Service Manager Commercial & Procurement: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/service-manager-commercial-procurement) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [SHWD Cleaning · South Hams District Council · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1e5c-7112-a772-bb30d175a2ae/shwd-cleaning) [Pest Control Services · Yorkshire Housing Limited · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1ecb-72eb-99a2-28725729b3f4/pest-control-services) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp)