Paper collecting services

Tender description

North Lanarkshire Council in conjunction with East Ayrshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, North Ayrshire Council, Renfrewshire Council, South Ayrshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, West Dunbartonshire Council and West Lothian Council (“The Authorities”) wish to investigate a jointly procured solution for the sorting and treatment of mixed paper and card collected from households at kerbside across the geographical areas the authorities cover. It is anticipated that the solution would be available from mid to late 2020 at the earliest, when the majority of the authorities current contracts end. The proposed solution must comply with all relevant current and impending environmental legislation. As part of the process of moving to a circular economy the authorities would also favour a solution that is contained within Scotland. Currently, the authorities have collectively approximately 68 000 tonnes per annum of mixed paper and card. The Authorities currently collect these materials as shown below: — East Ayrshire/weekly collection/Est. 5 500 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — East Dunbartonshire/fortnightly collection/Est. 4 500 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — East Renfrewshire/3-weekly collection/Est. 3 700 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — North Ayrshire/3-weekly collection/Est. 7 500 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — North Lanarkshire/3-weekly collection/est. 13 000 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — Renfrewshire/4-weekly collection/Est. 6 000 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — South Ayrshire/4-weekly collection/Est. 6 300 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — South Lanarkshire/4-weekly collection/Est. 10 000 tonnes per annum/current separate collection method, — West Dunbartonshire/fortnightly collection/Est. 4 000 tonnes per annum/current co-mingled collection method, — West Lothian/fortnightly collection/Est. 7 500 tonnes per annum/current co-mingled collection method.