Environmental services

Tender description

This framework is for the provision of a service to carry out a Waste Composition Analysis (‘WCA’) of various waste steams collected from households at the kerbside and through the network of Household Waste and Recycling Centres for 32 local authorities in Scotland in order to determine a composition of waste streams. Waste streams anticipated to be included but not limited to are Residual Waste, Organic Waste and Co-Mingled Dry Recyclables of varying type and mix. The WCA will required to be carried out as prescribed within published tender documentation, and as further refined by individual Council users and is anticipated to be in line with best practice guidance as described within the Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) ‘Guidance on the Methodology for Waste Composition Analysis – For local authorities commissioning waste composition analysis of municipal waste’ as a minimum. Required service is likely to include a requirement to collect samples for analysis, sort samples, conduct post-sample analysis and produce comprehensive reporting as prescribed. This prior information notice (PIN) is in relation to a new framework opportunity for the provision of a service to carry out a Waste Composition Analysis (‘WCA’) of various waste steams collected from households at the kerbside and through the network of Household Waste and Recycling Centres for 32 local authorities in Scotland in order to determine a composition of waste streams. Please note the lot structure is still to be confirmed, and is therefore subject to change. This prior information notice (PIN) is in relation to a new framework opportunity for the provision of a service to carry out a Waste Composition Analysis (‘WCA’) of various waste steams collected from households at the kerbside and through the network of Household Waste and Recycling Centres for 32 Local Authorities in Scotland in order to determine a composition of waste streams. Please note the lot structure is still to be confirmed, and is therefore subject to change.