Devon County Council Tender

As A Waste Disposal Authority (wda) Dcc Is Responsible For The Disposal Of Waste That The District Councils Of Devon Collect, Known As Local Authority Collected Waste (lacw). Dcc Works In Partnership With All 8 District Councils In Devon As Well As The Unitary Authority Of Torbay. The Partnership, Known As Daswc (the Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee), Consists Of Representatives At Both Officer And Councillor Level From All Devon District Councils And Torbay Council. The Role Of The Committee Is To Promote Recycling Across The County, And To Fund Small Projects By The Pooling Of Funding. It Also Co-ordinates Joint County Wide Contracts For Paper, Glass And Textiles And Thereby Allowing Each Authority To Achieve A Better Deal Through Economy Of Scale The Service Entails The Provision And Maintenance Of Suitable Textile Storage Banks At Various Locations Specified Within The Procurement Documents Into Which The Members Of The Public May Deposit Their Textile Waste. Contract Waste May Also Be Stockpiled By Devon Authorities At Their Depots As Part Of Their Kerb-side Collection Schemes Specified Within The Procurement Documents. At Stockpile Locations, Waste Is Either Contained In Storage Banks, Containers Or May Be Deposited On The Floor Either In Bags Or Loose. The Procurement Documents Specify The Method Of Site Storage And The Storage Receptacles That Are Required At The Stockpiles. For The Avoidance Of Doubt, Contract Waste Encompasses All Textile Material Collected By Above Means Which The Contractor Shall Be Obliged To Accept And Collect, Regardless Of Their Storage Condition Or Methods Of Collection. The Service Additionally Entails The Collection And Haulage Of Contract Waste From Their Collection Points To The Contractor's Waste Recycling Point Where Contract Waste Shall Be Recycled. The Estimated Value Of This Contract As Stated Within This Contract Notice Is Based Off Only Approximate Haulage Costs Payable To The Winning Contractor, Due To The Nature Of The Haulage Of This Contract This Estimate Is Highly Approximate And Bidders Will Have To Make Sure They Have Fully Appreciated The Information Included Within The Specification In Order Determine The Value Of This Contract As The Estimated Haulage Values Will Be Dependent On A Number Of Variables That Cannot Be Considered Accurately At This Stage. Additionally Within This Contract There Are A Number Of Additional Elements To The Value Of The Contract That Are Tied To The Published Letsrecycle.com Rates, Due To The Variable Nature Of This Value It Is Not Possible To Provide Expected Values For This Element Of The Contract. Any Prospective Bidder Should Ensure They Have Fully Read And Understood All Elements Of The Specification In Order To Accurately Determine Its Value.