Waste Management and Recycling.

Descriptions

Bridgwater College is located in the heart of Somerset, with main centres in Bridgwater and Cannington. It also has outreach centres in Bridgwater (Angel Place), Wylds Road (Bridgwater), Lufton near Yeovil and Paignton Zoo.The College has an excellent reputation both regionally and nationally as a highly successful provider of education and training. The College:Is a Learning and Skills Beacon status CollegeHas been designated an Outstanding College by OfstedReceived 11 National Beacon Awards in recent yearsMeets the Matrix Standard for information, advice and guidance servicesHas been accredited with the Training Quality Standard for provision to employersOur examination and course results consistently place us amongst the best of all education and training providers in the South West.Bridgwater College is seeking to appoint a contractor who can provide a reliable, efficient, auditable and cost effective waste collection, disposal and recycling service which complies with all current legislation and all legislation currently published in statute but not yet in force. The contractor appointed will also provide the necessary management information including uplift details, the weights of waste to landfill and recycling and make recommendations on how the existing arrangements can be improved and further cost savings achieved. A particular requirement is for the contractor to work closely with our students, involving them and educating them in waste management and recycling.The College Sustainability Policy has the expressed objectives of promoting waste minimisation and to reduce the environmental impact of waste through beneficial recycling opportunities. The College requires reducing the quantity and cost of waste going to landfill by increasing the proportion of waste being recycled. The College wishes to pursue dry mixed re-cycling to improve its efficiency and effectiveness in recycling waste, and is open to innovative proposals from its contractors.The College has in place a system for segregating cardboard, confidential waste and general waste paper. These services will be included in the contract. The College also generates other recyclable waste such as glass and plastic containers, print cartridges, aluminium and steel cans.The College also generates amounts of special waste including:Hazardous Chemical Waste (paints, laboratory chemicals, oils, thinners, break fluids and batteries), Redundant Electrical Equipment (IT Equipment, Fluorescent Tubes, Fridges), and Animal by-products (fish from aquaculture, small animals from Biology).From time to time, the College requires the provision of skips for the disposal of furniture, scrap metal items, wood and demolition products. It also requires the disposal and recycling of garden waste from our Grounds team. This includes but is not restricted to soil, branches, hedge-trimming and waste from ponds. There is also an Animal Centre and farm producing waste bedding, straw and sawdust.The requirement will be divided into lots. Contractors may bid for one lot, more than one lot or all lots. It is essential when expressing an interest that contractors clarify which lot(s) they are interested in.Lot 1- General waste and re-cycling.Landfill waste.Recyclable wastePaper, cardboard, cans, plastics, tins, bottles, building timber, bricks, rubble, concrete, wood chippings, animal bedding (straw, wood shavings) animal waste hard feed, garden waste.Lot 2- Recycling of Food Waste100 litres of waste oil per month, 100 litres of waste food per month,Lot 3- IT and electrical equipmentComputers, fridges, washing machines, phones, ink cartridge, empty toners, monitorsLot 4- Hazardous chemicalsPaints, laboratory chemicals, oils, thinners, break fluids, anti-freeze , oiled rags, disposable gloves, oil filters, air filtersThe Contractor shall remove all General Waste and Recyclate found within Holding Locations and at designated Kerbside Locations during collections.The Contractor shall normally make collections from Holding Locations on Monday to Friday between 06:00h and 20:00h. The College does not wish to have collections between 8.15 am and 9.15 am because these are busy student arrival times. Collections out of these hours or on weekends may be made the specific request of the Waste Reduction Officer or designated representative only.Agreed performance targets, shall include, but need not be limited to the following:Removal of General Waste and Recyclate on agreed days and at agreed times;Response times to queries / complaints;Response times for additional or on demand collections;Cleanliness of Holding Locations.The Contractor shall ensure that service levels are maintained, monitored and reported on appropriately.The Contractor shall provide the following Management Information for both General Waste and Recyclate to the College every month:Date and time of each visit to each Holding Location;Number and type of containers emptied at each Holding Location at each visit;The weight of each stream collected from each Holding Location at each visit, as applicable;The overall weights of General Waste and Recyclate collected from the College during each collection round;The Contractor shall also provide a Management Information Report to the College every three months. As a minimum, the Report shall contain the following information for General Waste or Recyclate: The overall weight per month collected in the preceding 3 month period;Exceptions Report , report on compliance and non-compliance with agreed service and performance levels.For all locations, the Contractor shall provide containers that are commonly available, are serviceable by standard collection vehicles and which comply with all current manufacturing and operating standards. A selection of sizes of such containers shall be used to provide the most appropriate and cost effective service at each Holding Location taking into account the volume and rate of waste arising, the space available, vehicle accessibility etc. The proposed containers to be used at each Holding Location must be agreed with the College. The College shall, if necessary, decide which containers are used at Holding Locations, based on the list of containers provided by the Contractor.Containers must have hinged lids and be lockable, leak-proof and vandal-proof. The Contractor shall provide and maintain containers in a clean, tidy state with a consistent colour scheme free of advertising apart from the Contractor name.The Contractor shall clean each container with an appropriate cleansing agent at least twice per year or more frequently if odour or pests become a nuisance. The College shall determine what constitutes a nuisance.The Contractor shall carry out all activities in strict compliance with current and prevailing legislation to include any amendments and all other statutory obligations or regulations and guidance as issued by EU and the UK .This legislation shall include but not be limited to:Animal ByProducts Regulations 2003;Environmental Protection Act 1990 and all related Statutory Instruments and Regulations;Environment Act 1995 and all related Statutory Instruments andRegulations;Environment Protection [Duty of Care] Regulations 1991;Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004;Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and all related Statutory Instruments and Regulations;Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended)Controlled Waste Regulations 1992;Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991;Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and all related Statutory Instruments and Regulations;Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002;The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (as amended);Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 1994, SI 1137Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (as amended);Any current and future amendments to the above and all other statutory obligations not specifically referred to herein;The Contractor shall ensure that its employees, subcontractors and agents at all times carry out all parts of the Service expeditiously and in strict compliance with relevant legislation and with Estates and Buildings and College Health and Safety policies and guidance.The Contractor shall ensure that all vehicles used in delivery of the Service are regularly serviced and safety checked daily by fully trained and certified drivers.The Contractor shall be fully compliant with and operate his vehicles with due cognisance of the requirements of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as amended) and the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (as amended).Contractors should express an interest and complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Contractors who pass the PQQ stage shall be invited to tender. The marking scheme for the PQQ is described within the documentation.Any questions should be sent to Sandra Howlett, Procurement Manager, through the In-Tend portal or howletts@bridgwater.ac.uk