Refuse and waste related services

Tender description

The University of Exeter’s existing waste management and recycling contract comes to an end on the 31.8.2019. As a result the University will be initiating a procurement exercise (planned to start in April 2019) in order to source contractor(s) to provide waste management and recycling services. Prior to this exercise, the University wishes to engage with the market in order to appraise itself of current practices, techniques, new technology and innovation in this area. The University is committed to improving the rates of recycling (currently approximately 36 %) of the waste it generates, and reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill; and is seeking information from willing parties as to how it can help achieve this. The University of Exeter’s existing waste management and recycling contract comes to an end on the 31.8.2019. As a result the University will be initiating a procurement exercise (planned to start in April 2019) in order to source contractor(s) to provide waste management and recycling services. Prior to this exercise, the University wishes to engage with the market in order to appraise itself of current practices, techniques, new technology and innovation in this area. The University is committed to improving the rates of recycling (currently approximately 36 %) of the waste it generates, and reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill; and is seeking information from willing parties as to how it can help achieve this. Suppliers are invited to submit information relating to either the whole waste and recycling stream, or to individual components within – see the current lot structure later in this document. Information received may be used to inform the procurement strategy, and the forthcoming procurement exercise. The strategy surrounding lots has not yet been determined. The market testing will inform this.