Provision of Cumbria Master Composter Volunteer Scheme

Concepts

• carlisle
• environmental services
• cumbria master composter volunteer scheme
• a compost volunteer scheme
• cumbria
• compost
• composting
• volunteer
• master
• composter

Location

Carlisle

Description

Cumberland Council is responsible for the disposal of around 245,000 tonnes of household waste collected by Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness councils. Both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness councils have a statutory duty to manage this waste following the waste hierarchy of maximising waste reduction, reuse and recycling, including composting as a priority order before waste disposal. Waste reduction including food waste reduction and composting of food and garden waste are therefore priorities The purpose of this tender is to appoint a contractor to develop and deliver a Compost Volunteer Scheme to support the delivery of The Councils’ waste reduction programme. The aim of the scheme is to encourage householders to compost their food and garden waste thereby reducing the amount of biodegradable waste needing collection and treatment through the Council’s waste treatment plants. Initial term of three years with two potential one year extensions The contract is split into two lots, as below, to allow for individual priorities and reporting to be delivered by Council. However, there should be one bid which responds to all requirements across both lots and this will be evaluated as a total approach. The contract will be awarded to one supplier for both lots to enable economies of scale and best value in management and administration support across both lots. Lot 1 - Cumberland Council Lot 2 - Westmorland and Furness Council

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 90700000 - Environmental services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

Please see the Tender Documents for further information available via The Chest. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ . For support using the Chest, please contact Proactis, using the Supplier Support area. Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN734468) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.