The London Borough of Merton (the “Council ”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the provision of its commercial and domestic recycling and waste collection services within the Council’s administrative area (the “Contract”).

In addition to the commercial and domestic waste collection requirements, the Council’s requirement also includes:

• maintenance of the Council’s fleet (vehicles used to deliver the waste collection services (Service Vehicles) as well as other vehicles used by the Council (Non Service Vehicles))

• winter maintenance services including gritting and related services

• purchase or hire of Service Vehicles and Non-Service Vehicles on behalf of the Council during the term of the Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, such Vehicle purchases or hire arrangements are intended to be covered within the scope of this procurement and the expected value of such purchases are taken into account in the overall valuation of the Contract set out in the contract notice. For further information on the provision of Vehicles, interested applicants are referred to the procurement documentation.

• purchase of goods required for the delivery of the services, as further described within the procurement documentation.

• Routine maintenance and cleaning of the Depot(s) made available by the Council for provision of the Services.

The London Borough of Merton is inviting tenders, from those suppliers shortlisted in the initial Supplier Selection stage, to provide Household Waste & Recycling Materials collection including communication of the services, Commercial Waste collection including communication of the services, Winter Maintenance services and Vehicle Maintenance services for the Borough.

Please note, that a signed confidentiality letter will need to be signed in order for the full suite of tender documents to be shared.