South Cambridgeshire District Council - Collections - Small Electrical Appliances (WEEE)

As set out in the tender documents: SCDC and CCC are operating a shared waste service and so the collections will be operating across the areas of SCDC and CCC. Together these are referred to as The Councils. The Councils are looking for a suitably qualified and skilled Contractor to supply a weekly collection service for 16 small electrical appliance (WEEE) banks. Collections will be required from fourteen sites/locations across Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire. Five bins are housed on hydraulic platforms underground. • The successful Contractor needs to be a fully licenced waste carrier with the ability to collect small electrical items. • The successful Contractor shall be responsible for the collection and delivery of material before it is taken to its end destinations. • Once collected, items will need to go to a suitable authorised waste facility to be sorted prior to delivery to end destinations. • Full chain of custody records will be required on a monthly basis to show where items have been recycled/upcycled to/end destinations. • Vehicles used by the service provider must be suitable and road worthy holding all the relevant licences and meeting VOSA’s standards. • The successful Contractor will have an excellent track record of operating within Health and safety legislation and ensuring that it utilises weighbridge tickets to understand volumes that have been sent for recycling. • The successful Contractor needs to have resources to guarantee a weekly collection. • The successful Contractor needs to have resources to increase collection frequency and respond to Ad-hoc and urgent call outs. • The frequency of collections will be monitored, reviewed and if deemed necessary adjusted by agreement. • The successful Contractor will provide a dedicated point of contact for operational queries including site collection issues. • The successful Contractor will provide a dedicated point of contact for data and reporting information. For more information and to obtain the tender documentation please see our electronic tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=221ddff2-057d-ec11-8110-005056b64545