ITT for Collection, Transportation, Handling and Disposal/Treatment of Highways Related Waste

ITT for the Collection, Transportation, Handling and Disposal / Treatment of Highways Related Waste Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has implemented a Waste Improvement Plan to develop its waste, cleansing services and infrastructure. This included entering into a strategic partnership contract with Serco, in relation to integrated waste and cleansing services, bringing private sector capacity, expertise and investment to this service area.

As a strategic partner Serco now delivers a number of services on behalf of the Council, however this does not include the collection, handling, transportation, storage, recovery or disposal of Highways Related Waste. This tender is seeking to procure for these requirements.

As set out in the Environmental protection Act (1990), section 34 of the Act imposes a duty of care on persons concerned with “controlled waste”. Under this Act, the Council has identified itself as the producer of “controlled waste”, in relation to this Contract and has a responsibility and a legal obligation to comply with the duty of care to ensure that this controlled waste is managed properly and recovered or disposed of safely.

The Council is seeking to appoint one Contractor to deliver a seamless service, who has the necessary economic and financial standing and who can clearly demonstrate it has experience of delivering similar services. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order To View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`.

Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website.

All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. Closing date: Wednesday 13 April 2016 at 15:00hrs Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc/aspx/