Haulage and Treatment of Paper and Card Waste

Description

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to manage the Haulage and Treatment of the Kerbside Collected Paper and Card Waste. The contract will involve the collection and treatment of approximately 11,000 tonnes of waste paper per annum from Wigan's Waste Transfer Station. This equates to around 50 tonnes per day (or 2 to 3 articulated vehicles per day).
The Paper and Card shall be accepted into a legally permitted facility controlled by the Provide which the capacity to accept all of Wigan’s paper/card waste daily. The facility should ensure the highest level of paper/card waste recycling is achieved, and to that end it should be sorted into marketable products that meet the necessary standards of the paper and card recycling industry. The Provider should expect the level of contamination to be approximately 9%. The Provider will need to demonstrate how they will deliver all key aspects of the service which includes: collection and haulage, waste treatment; waste acceptance criteria; recycling and end markets; contract management and quality assurance; business continuity; transitional arrangements; and, social value.
The contract values stipulated at II.1.5 and II.2.6 are the estimated net income to Wigan Council over the 6 year contract period. The tenderer is asked to submit a price per tonne for haulage and a separate price per tonne for treatment. The net monthly charge (or payment) will be net of a rebate (price per tonne) for the value/sale of paper and card based on published prices. The proposed contract will be for 3 years with two options to extend for 2 years and 1 year respectively.

The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to manage the Haulage and Treatment of the Kerbside Collected Paper and Card Waste. The contract will involve the collection and treatment of approximately 11,000 tonnes of waste paper per annum from Wigan's Waste Transfer Station. This equates to around 50 tonnes per day (or 2 to 3 articulated vehicles per day).
The Paper and Card shall be accepted into a legally permitted facility controlled by the Provide which the capacity to accept all of Wigan’s paper/card waste daily. The facility should ensure the highest level of paper/card waste recycling is achieved, and to that end it should be sorted into marketable products that meet the necessary standards of the paper and card recycling industry. The Provider should expect the level of contamination to be approximately 9%. The Provider will need to demonstrate how they will deliver all key aspects of the service which includes: collection and haulage, waste treatment; waste acceptance criteria; recycling and end markets; contract management and quality assurance; business continuity; transitional arrangements; and, social value.
The contract values stipulated at II.1.5 and II.2.6 are the estimated net income to Wigan Council over the 6 year period. The tenderer is asked to submit a price per tonne for haulage and a separate price per tonne for treatment. The net monthly charge (or payment) will be net of a rebate (price per tonne) for the value/sale of paper and card based on published prices. The proposed contract will be for 3 years with two options to extend for 2 years and 1 year respectively.

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