CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Create Value from Waste Mattress Textiles

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Description of the goods or services required

Summary

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has made significant progress in the area of recycling waste mattresses, using an innovative semi-automated process for deconstruction of the materials into their various fractions.

The separated steel has sustainable markets, but despite ongoing efforts to secure positive value for the separated textile materials, potential textile recycling companies are put off by the levels of contamination that result during use. The council has no option but to send the separated textile for energy recovery (i.e. Incineration or Energy from Waste), a less desirable form of waste management when considering the Waste Hierarchy.

This competition is jointly funded by RCT Council, Welsh Government and Innovate UK. The aim is to develop economically and environmentally sustainable solutions for the treatment and preparation for recycling of textiles and foam materials resulting from the deconstruction of waste mattresses.

The contest is seeking to develop innovative solutions with the potential to be replicated at regional facilities throughout Wales and the UK.

Organisations are invited to compete for a share of a total £350,000 fund for the further development and commercialisation of innovative technologies, processes and business models.

Competition Scope

The overall purpose of this competition is to demonstrate the technical, commercial and environmental viability of creating value from low grade textiles, wadding and foams resulting from the deconstruction of waste mattresses. Successful applicants will provide innovative solutions demonstrating that these materials can be treated (either individually or in combinations) to form a feedstock, safe for use in closed loop recycling applications.

A wide range of technical solutions shall be considered, however project proposals able to demonstrate strong alignment with the following principals will be prioritised by the Project Board:

• shall be capable of recycling at least 75% of the material stream and would not result in landfilling any of the remaining 25%.

• Will make a positive financial contribution to the mattress deconstruction process (i.e. provide a material rebate) of the order of £10 per Tonne.

• will not produce any waste classified as Hazardous under EU/UK Waste Management Regulations.

• shall be able to demonstrate a lower Carbon Footprint than that which could be reasonably estimated for either landfill disposal or EfW recovery.

• can be demonstrated at RCT Council’s Bryn Pica Waste Management Facility.

• has the potential to utilise waste heat in the range 70 – 90 degrees Celsius.

Applicants may wish to refer to BS 1425-1:1991 (Cleanliness of fillings and stuffings for bedding, upholstery and other domestic articles.) as an example of a standard of cleanliness, or may wish to develop and justify their own end use specification.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=57290.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

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3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

S285

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

A briefing event for companies interested in submitting an application for this competition will be held in Cardiff on Friday 2nd December 2016. The briefing event will provide an opportunity to find out more detail about the competition and there will also be the opportunity to speak with and ask questions of the project team.

Registration details are listed within the tender documents.

(WA Ref:57290)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice