Receipt, Composting/ Re-Use/ Recycling of ‘All Types of Wood Waste’ (Inc Options for Skip Hire and T

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Caerphilly County Borough Council has appointed a contractor to recycle an estimated 5000 tonnes of wood waste per annum arising from the Authority’s Civic Amenity Sites.The Contract is initially for a duration of five-years with the option to extend, on an annual basis, up to an additional five years. An Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) open procurement process has been undertaken in accordance with EU Procurement Directives and the Authority's Standing Orders for contracts.Caerphilly County Borough Council has invited suitably qualified and experienced contractors to submit tenders for the provision of wood treatment facilities at civic amenity sites and/or other named sites throughout the Councils' area. The 5000 tonnages stated are annual estimates; there is potential for a far greater tonnage of wood waste that may be acquired as a result of the Council entering into this proposed arrangement. In addition, if the Council chooses to accept trade wood waste, the stated tonnages have the potential to increase.The contractor has arranged for the processing of all types of wood in a manner which complies fully with all waste legislation, using methods designed to maximize the re-use/recycling of all wood materials delivered to the contractors facility (excluding energy recovery, use as a fuel and landfill site cover). For the purpose of this tender ‘All Types of Wood’ means – Civic Amenity type waste wood, timber treated, timber untreated, wood, wood cuttings, hardboard, chipboard, furniture, cork, MDF. The Authority is committed to contributing to the social, economic and environmental well-being of the wider community. The successful contractor has provided a community benefits plan which considers opportunities to recruit and train long term economically inactive persons as part of the workforce delivering this project and to also consider wider community benefit outcomes from this procurement.