Removal & Disposal of General Waste, Recycling Waste and Confidential Waste - Cumbria Fire & Rescue

There are approximately 38 Fires Station sites including 5 PFI stations within the area of Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Council's to be included in this procurement process.

The services will be divided into two lots.

Lot 1 - General & Recycling Waste

Lot 2 - Confidential Waste

Buildings in scope include both on call and manned Fire Stations.

Regulations require Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service to handle waste in line with Waste Hierarchy and review current practices making sure everything possible is done to reduce, re-use, re-cycle or recover waste.

This invitation to tender document has been produced to enable you to provide as much information as possible to Cumbria County Council.

Tenderers are invited to bid for one or more Lots and will be awarded on the basis of the offer that is the most economically advantageous to the Council for each individual Lot.

The proposal is to let two new Countywide contracts from 1st April 2023. Practically, the procurements will be conducted by Cumbria County Council who will enter into the two contracts, but who will not actually draw down any of the services, the contracts will novate to the Police and Crime Commissioner

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