The Provision of Reception, Processing and Treatment of Garden Waste Services

Tender description

Glasgow City Council is inviting a suitable supplier to bid for the reception, processing and treatment of garden waste. The supplier will be required to: Receive Garden waste (which will be referred to as contract waste) delivered by the Council to the Supplier’s site, Process/ treat Garden waste for windrow composting, meeting the requirements of BSI PAS 100. Lot 1: Glasgow City Council's Neighbourhoods, Regeneration & Sustainability (NRS) service manages approximately 300,000 tonnes of municipal waste annually and operates a network of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and waste transfer stations across the city. Garden waste is generated from a variety of sources, including HWRCs, parks operations and commercial users, with material bulked at Council facilities prior to onward treatment. The Council is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to provide the reception, processing and treatment of garden waste arising from these operations. The service supports the delivery of Glasgow's Resource and Recycling Strategy 2020–2030 and Scotland's Circular Economy and Net Zero Waste ambitions by diverting material from landfill and maximising recycling opportunities. The supplier will be required to: - Receive garden waste delivered by Glasgow City Council to the supplier's facility or collect garden waste from Council transfer stations. - Process and treat the garden waste through windrow composting. = Produce a compost output that complies with the requirements of BSI PAS 100. Anticipated annual throughput is in the region of 2,500 tonnes of garden waste. The garden waste collected as part of the Council's food and garden waste collection service is excluded from the scope of this requirement