MidCoast Council seeks a contractor for a five-year contract to purchase, collect, transport, sort, process and recycle ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal and used lead-acid batteries from six waste management facilities. Services include refrigerant recovery and degassing. Tenders must be lodged via VendorPanel by 30 September 2026. Mandatory requirements include NSW scrap metal business registration and appropriate licences. Evaluation based on weighted criteria including commercial return, service delivery, capacity, WHS, and environmental compliance. Non-mandatory site briefing on 7 September 2026.
Standard collection requests must commence within three weeks, while urgent requests must commence within one week. standard collection requests must commence within three weeks, while a limited number of urgent requests must commence within one week.
The contractor will pay council an agreed fixed percentage of the applicable published market benchmark for each material category. the contractor will pay council an agreed fixed percentage of the applicable published market benchmark for each material category.
Council will assess whole-of-contract value, risk, reliability, safety, environmental performance and deliverability. council will assess wholeofcontract value, risk, reliability, safety, environmental performance and deliverability.
Tenderers must hold a current NSW scrap metal business registration and comply with the Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016. hold a current nsw scrap metal business registration and comply with the scrap metal industry act 2016
A non-mandatory briefing and representative site inspection is proposed. council proposes a nonmandatory briefing and representative site inspection.
Council may exclude a tender that does not satisfy a mandatory requirement or does not provide sufficient evidence. council may exclude a tender that does not satisfy a mandatory requirement or does not provide sufficient evidence.
