Waste and Recycling Collection Services

Tender description

Now closed to expressions of interest and we are at Tender stage. Maldon District Council is seeking Tender submissions for the main Waste and Recycling Collection services to be delivered over a five-day weekly cycle (Monday to Friday). The Contract Commencement date for this Contract is 1st February 2016. On this date the Contractor shall operate the current range of services operated by the Council and as described in more detail in the Specification:  Household Residual Waste on a weekly basis in sacks;  Mixed Dry Recyclables – newspaper, paper, card and telephone directories on a weekly basis from 55 litre boxes (apart from approximately 900 properties which present these materials in disposable sacks);  Mixed Dry Recyclables – plastic packaging, food tins, drinks cans, foil and aerosols on a weekly basis from 55 litre box bags (apart from approximately 900 properties which present these materials in disposable sacks);  Mixed Glass (bottles and jars) on a weekly basis from 55 litre boxes (apart from approximately 900 properties which present these materials in disposable sacks);  Food Waste on a weekly basis from 23 litre kerbside caddies (kitchen caddies also provided);  Garden Waste on a weekly basis from 240 litre wheeled bins (subscription service) from March to November reducing to fortnightly collections for the winter months December to February. A small number of properties present Garden Waste in disposable sacks which require splitting;  Provision of a Bulky Waste Service including the collection of WEEE (fridge/freezers/CRTs/Large domestic appliances) for Re-Use or Recycling; and  The servicing of 33 Bring Sites within the Maldon District Council area. From the 6th June 2016 the Contractor shall commence New Services which will provide an enhanced Waste and Recycling service:  Household Residual Waste on a fortnightly basis from 180 litre wheeled bins other than those on the Small/Larger Container List or the Exemption List;  Mixed Dry Recyclables (excluding glass) on a fortnightly basis in clear sacks. This service includes as a minimum cardboard & paper, drink/food and aerosol cans, plastics (rigid food containers, bottles including lid), aluminium foil and foil containers, beverage drinks cartons;  Mixed Glass on a fortnightly basis from 55 litre boxes, for recycling as a separate stream from the Mixed Dry Recyclables;  Food Waste on a weekly basis from 23 litre kerbside caddies;  Garden Waste (subscription service) on a weekly basis from 240 litre wheeled bins reducing to fortnightly in the winter months of December to February;  Provision of a Bulky Waste Service including the collection of WEEE (fridge/freezers/CRTs/Large domestic appliances) for Re-Use or Recycling; and  The servicing of 33 Bring Sites within the Maldon District Council area. Please email wasteprocurement@maldon.gov.uk to express an interest and to guarantee receiving all clarification information.