Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

Tender description

The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a waste management contractor to provide collection, disposal and recycling of confidential paper waste. This project will not be divided into lots. We will apply a two-stage restricted procedure. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit means of proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, we will receive tenders from shortlisted bidders. The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a waste management contractor to provide collection, disposal and recycling of confidential waste (paper and data) for all core buildings across our Estate (across six Campuses). The University has a population of over 36 000 students and 10 000 staff. University activity is spread over approximately 750 buildings in numerous locations covering 800 000 m2 around Edinburgh and beyond. Other major locations include The Kings Buildings, Easter Bush, the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh BioQuarter and the Western General Hospital. Campus maps are available online at http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/. This contract requires successful bidders to provide the following services: — the provision of receptacles where required e.g. consoles or bins, — the collection, transportation, receipt, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste in a confidential and sustainable manner, in accordance with legislative requirements, — monthly and on-demand reporting of waste arisings data and disposal routes. This service would involving collection, disposal and recycling of approximately 120 tonnes per annum (equating to 3 500 bags plus over 100 security consoles) from across The University Estate. Confidential Waste must be collected from across the Estate i.e. in any part of the building, in basements, in locked buildings, or in locations without lift access.