Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c0d-3784-738c-8189-bb3681e5f9d3/non-hazardous-waste-collection-and-disposal-and-recycling-service-for-tamar-brid awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Non-Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal and Recycling Service for Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Premises [Cornwall Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cornwall-council) Estimated value £100,000 Published 22 Aug 2017 Deadline Closed 22 Sept 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The overall service requirement is ITT is for the provision of a non-hazardous \\"zero to landfill\\" waste collection, disposal and recycling service for the premises governed by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee (TBTFJC). The service is to be provided at the two main operating sites, split by the River Tamar, - the Tamar Bridge, covering both Plymouth and Saltash bridge operations, and the Torpoint Ferry, covering Devonport and Torpoint ferry operations. Main Service Requirements: 1. General Waste The service will consist of the collection, removal and disposal of all non-hazardous waste materials as detailed in the specification. The Contractor will be responsible for applying the waste hierarchy once the waste has been collected, waste must not go to landfill. The Contractor will be required to collect and dispose of all non-hazardous waste in an appropriate, secure and environmentally preferable manner; this is to be provided directly by the Contractor or through collections by the relevant local authority or other reputable organisation that the supplier may contract with. In fulfillment of its statutory duty of care, TBTFJC will require the Contractor to provide full information on the methods of disposal of waste, showing clear evidence of using disposal methods which are environmentally acceptable. The Contractor will be required to provide collection point bins, containers, skips etc. that are suitably marked and signed etc. 2. Confidential Waste The Contractor will be required to ensure the secure collection, storage, removal and disposal of all confidential materials, so that at no time are these materials are out of the Contractors possession, or capable of being deciphered once disposed of. Confidential waste will need to be signed for by the nominated Contractor's staff at the point of collection, and the Contractor staff member shall further indicate on each disposal, that it has been adequately destroyed. All Contractor's staff engaged in the disposal of confidential waste must be security cleared to an appropriate level and the Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that only those staff appropriately cleared have any access whatsoever to confidential waste and that all confidential waste is disposed of in line with current legislation. 3. Recycled Waste The Contractor will be responsible for recycling, as a minimum, paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and cans, although, the Contractor will be required to increase the percentage and range of goods that are recycled with \\"energy recovery\\" being the last disposal option by the Contractor. Landfill is not a disposal option. The Contractor will be responsible for the adequate provision of suitable receptacles for various types of recyclable waste, and will provide any additional guidelines or strategies for recycling material. Additional information: The Contractor will be responsible for the adequate provision of suitable receptacles for various types of recyclable waste, and will provide any additional guidelines or strategies for recycling material. The Contractor will be required to demonstrate, through the monthly reporting, of any new technologies/strategies for disposing of waste in an environmentally acceptable manner. The initial proposed duration of the contract will be for three years with up to two further 1 year options to extend and any such extension would be awarded on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement on any revised terms and conditions governing the proposed extensions. Please note that access to the full specification and the electronic Request for Quotation (RFQ) document is only available via the following portal supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk where this opportunity can be found under project reference DN262569. Read full description ## CPV classification Refuse and waste related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/43bc5abe-85a0-48c2-871b-e3ddf1333a23) 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. 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