Recruitment services

Tender description

Braintree District Council are procuring a single vendor who will take responsibility for providing the council with temporary workers. The successful organisation will need to demonstrate that they are able to deliver workers to the geographical locations and for the areas of expertise/service specified. The contract will be for an initial three (3) years with an option to extend for two further 12-month periods (1 + 1). Braintree District Council (BDC) are procuring a single vendor who will take responsibility for providing the council with temporary workers. BDC may throughout the lifetime of the contract request for an adjustment, expansion, or reduction of the required tasks. Agency staff will in general undertake the listed tasks within the following services: • waste services: — Domestic kerb side refuse and dry mixed recycling collection services including food waste and green waste. Refuse and dry mixed recycling will be in bags and bins. • trade waste collections: — recycling bring bank collections and cleaning, — transfer station working/weighbridge operation, — bin and sack deliveries, — HGV Class 2 driving, — JCB/Plant operation, — bulky waste collections. Street cleansing: — litter picking on all urban and rural roads in the Braintree District, — estate litter-picking, — town centre sweeping, — litter-bin and dog bin emptying, — leaf clearance/sweeping, — removal of fly-tipping, fly posters and graffiti, — snow clearance/gritting, — van driving (up to 7.5 tonne licence required), — mechanical sweeping driving (up to 7.5 tonne licence required). Special projects: — horticulture and grounds maintenance services; — full range of grounds maintenance of parks and open spaces, sports fields, public gardens, and Cemeteries; — leaf clearance/sweeping; — snow clearance/gritting; — van driving (up to 7.5 tonne licence required) plus driving with trailers; — plant operation (where trained) such as tractors, mowers and diggers; — litter picking; — litter bin emptying. • general service support: — assist the service(s) in delivering leaflets and brochures, undertaking surveys and generally supporting special events i.e. fetes, carnivals. Delta access code: EM3XTK9248. The successful tenderer may be required to participate in works related economic, social and environmental regeneration of the area in and around the place of delivery. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social, economic and environmental considerations. Each bidder shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses incurred in participating in this process.