2.1. The District Council of Sevenoaks invites tenders from companies or persons experienced in the manufacture and supply of household waste sacks suitable for kerbside collection. Tenderers' are asked to submit tenders for different sack specifications as outlined herein.

The District Council of Sevenoaks invites tenders from companies or persons experienced in the manufacture and supply of household waste sacks suitable for kerbside collection. Tenderers' are asked to submit tenders for different sack specifications as outlined herein. Specifications ‘A’ and ‘B’ are based on the residual waste and recycling sacks currently supplied to the Council. If a tenderer is unable to manufacture sacks complying with the specified sack properties, tolerances and performance criteria along with an explanation of said variations are to be submitted with the tender. Tenderers may submit for consideration one or more additional tenders based on alternative specifications as well as submitting a compliant tender. Additional tenders may include variations in sack design and packaging but sack quality and performance should not be diminished when tested for compliance with the specified performance criteria.

The tender will be divided into 2 lots: Lot 1 (which will exactly follow Specification A and Specification B with the inclusion of the A4 gatefold leaflet) and Lot 2 (which will follow Specification A and Specification B, but without the inclusion of the A4 gatefold leaflet). Tenderers can bid for Lot 1 only, Lot 2 only or both Lots 1 and 2. However bids for Lot 1 will only be compared to other bids for Lot 1 and bids for Lot 2 will only be compared to other bids for Lot 2. There will be no comparison of Lots 1 and 2 combined. The successful bidder will only be selected from either Lot 1 or Lot 2.

The District Council of Sevenoaks invites tenders from companies or persons experienced in the manufacture and supply of household waste sacks suitable for kerbside collection. Tenderers' are asked to submit tenders for different sack specifications as outlined herein. Specifications ‘A’ and ‘B’ are based on the residual waste and recycling sacks currently supplied to the Council. If a tenderer is unable to manufacture sacks complying with the specified sack properties, tolerances and performance criteria along with an explanation of said variations are to be submitted with the tender. Tenderers may submit for consideration one or more additional tenders based on alternative specifications as well as submitting a compliant tender. Additional tenders may include variations in sack design and packaging but sack quality and performance should not be diminished when tested for compliance with the specified performance criteria.

The Tender will be divided into 2 lots: Lot 1 (which will exactly follow Specification A and Specification B with the inclusion of the A4 gatefold leaflet) and Lot 2 (which will follow Specification A and Specification B, but without the inclusion of the A4 gatefold leaflet). Tenderers can bid for Lot 1 only, Lot 2 only or both Lots 1 and 2. However bids for Lot 1 will only be compared to other bids for Lot 1 and bids for Lot 2 will only be compared to other bids for Lot 2. There will be no comparison of Lots 1 and 2 combined. The successful bidder will only be selected from either Lot 1 or Lot 2.