This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is seeking treatment and/or disposal services for a host of material streams, in the main commonly arising from households, council commercial collections and household waste recycling centres. Material streams anticipated to require such services include but are not limited to, Mixed Recyclate, Paper, Card, News and PAMs, Glass, Cans, Plastics. Metals, Wood, Textiles, Plasterboard, Gas Bottles, Tyres, Inert Material, Bulky Waste, Street Sweepings, Gully Waste, Engine Oil, Cooking Oil, MRF offtakes, MRF outputs and Residual Waste.
The DPS is a 2-stage process. There is no intention to limit the minimum and maximum number of service providers. All service providers that meet the selection criteria and are not excluded must be admitted to the DPS.
The DPS will be open to entrants throughout its life who meet the minimum criteria.
Further information on the selection process can be found within the procurement documents.
This lot is seeking suitably qualified service providers capable of delivering a service for the treatment of various materials that may be presented for treatment in mixes and compositions that are likely to vary by council both in terms of material type and combination of material from those materials listed below, including twin stream and multiple stream, that may or may not align with the Household Recycling in Scotland Code of Practice. Councils will outline their own particular mix of material as part of their Invitation to Tender (ITT). Potential materials that a mix combination could include some or all of but may not be limited to are: all normal paper and board types, including News and PAMs (Periodicals and Magazines); Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC); Mixed Paper and Board; Multigrade; Best White No.2. Plastic Bottles and Plastic Containers including, but not limited to Polyethylene; clear PET or coloured PETE; High Density Polyethylene, HDPE; Polyvinylchloride; PVC; Polypropylene; PP; Polystyrene; PS; (other plastics may be presented). Paper/composite based food and beverage cartons. Cans — steel and aluminium food and drink cans, aerosols, glass bottles and jars of all colours. Plastic film and bags, metal pots, pans, cutlery, coat-hangers, biscuit tins and other similar metal items, aluminium foil and trays. Councils will outline their own mix of material and will indicate if they require collection of bulked material and/or provision of a transfer station. Individual councils will detail their own operational specification and service requirements.
