Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Tender description

Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council are looking to jointly run a combined waste collection, recycling and street cleansing service with provision for growth in terms of number of households but also increasing business in terms of recycling, green waste, bulky waste and trade waste. Whilst principally for use by the Contracting authorities, the framework will be open for use by other authorities responsible for waste collection and street cleaning, as listed at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/org/la-data.do The Contracting authorities wish to invite ideas on how the framework could grow allowing other authorities the option of buying the same services or any combination thereof from the framework, as well as any spare capacity built in terms of any ancillary services which the Contracting authorities may choose to include within the scope of the final contract. Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council are looking to jointly run a combined waste collection, recycling and street cleansing service with provision for growth in terms of number of households but also increasing business in terms of recycling, green waste, bulky waste and trade waste. The main service will be based across the 2 districts with depots at Malvern and Pershore. Whilst principally for use by the Contracting Authorities, the framework will be open for use by other authorities responsible for waste collection and street cleaning, as listed at http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/org/la-data.do The Contracting Authorities wish to invite ideas on how the framework could grow allowing other authorities the option of buying the same services or any combination thereof from the framework as well as any spare capacity. The main objective of the contract(s) is to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service for waste and recycling collections and street cleaning with a strong emphasis on value for money throughout the life of the contract. It is anticipated that the Contract will cover a wide range of services (”the Services”) including but not limited to the following: Waste Collection and associated activities including but not limited to: (i) collection of household residual waste; (ii) collection of household co-mingled recycling; (iii) collection of household garden waste; (iv) collection of bulky household waste; (v) collection of recyclables from bring sites; (vi) collection of commercial waste and recycling; (vii) option for the collection of clinical household waste; (viii) option for the collection of other separate materials for reuse/recycling (e.g. WEEE, textiles); and (ix) any associated activities. Street cleaning and associated activities including but not limited to: (i) street cleaning and litter removal, street washing, district boundary sign washing and gum removal; (ii) fly tipping clearance; removal /storage/disposal of abandoned shopping trolleys; (iii) graffiti and fly posting clearance; (iv) gully cleansing (Malvern Hills only); (v) highways and public footpaths, weed (including moss) spraying services; (vi) litter bin emptying and cleaning (vii) winter maintenance including gritting and snow removal from car parks and associated footways; (viii) option for street cleansing enforcement activities; and (ix) any associated activities. This list is not exhaustive and consideration may be given during the procurement process to the omission of some of the services or inclusion of additional services or options for additional services which are related to and will assist in delivering the Services. It should be noted that in addition to any change in the structure or identity of the Contracting Authorities in the event of re-structuring within local government and or any other situation resulting in the Contracting Authorities or either one of the Contracting Authorities having a successor to its (statutory) functions in respect of waste, recycling and or street cleansing this procurement and or the remaining term of the contract awarded will be passed to the said successor(s). It is anticipated that services delivered under the Contract shall commence on or around 2.10.2017, although the commencement dates may be staggered.