Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc1-fea8-7282-955b-83947576d980/disposable-coffee-cups pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Disposable Coffee Cups [University of Plymouth](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-plymouth) Estimated value £30,000 to £60,000 Published 26 Jan 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - 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 University is recognised as an innovative leader in higher education for sustainability, across teaching and learning, research and our University operations. Across the University, cafés are operated by the University of Plymouth subsidiary, University Commercial Services Plymouth Ltd (UCSP), who also put sustainability at the heart of their operations. USCP have received many recognitions for their work on sustainability, including with a three-star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association in the Food Made Good report and ranking joint first in the UK for sustainable food in the People and Planet 2021 league table. Continuing on the University's and UCSPs journey on continual sustainability improvements, we are looking to work on a project to eliminate waste from disposable coffee cups. This form of waste has numerous barriers to being recycled, and even with disposable plant based alternatives there is no direct route for these items to be recycled. Along with this, the disposable cups present a confusing material for consumers to dispose of correctly, and often is misplaced into recycling, leading to contamination. We are therefore looking to implement a deposit-return scheme at the University cafés, whereby we can maintain the convenience of take-away hot drinks but remove the waste generated. We have built a list of criteria, highlighting that we need to ensure this remains affordable to students, commercially viable, and match our sustainability objectives. There are 10 cafés operated by UCSP at the University, and a further catering outlet within the students union (separately operated by UPSU) that we would aim to roll out a deposit return scheme to. We want to pilot the scheme before a full launch with a smaller number of deposit-return cups before the end of this academic year, so that we can achieve a full launch in September 2023. To express your interest please contact Procurement department on . Read full description ## CPV classification Disposable cups Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/93e6a46b-011b-40e1-bca0-c7a79674f3a9) 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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