Waste Composition Analysis Services

Tender description

This procurement 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 & Recycling Centres) for 32 Local Authorities in Scotland in order to determine a composition of waste streams. This framework is available to all Scottish Councils, Scotland Excel Associate Members and other participating public bodies. Lot 1: 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 ” 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. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.