Published date: 31 October 2019

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Awarded contract (published 8 January 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£220,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN439417-13574466

Published date

31 October 2019

Closing date

6 December 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Devon has been at the forefront of Local Authority Collected Waste communication campaigns and waste education for over 15 years and has a diverse and active community sector.
The Community Action Groups Devon Project was established in 2016 with an aim to provide more direct community engagement within targeted communities and identify new and innovative ways of working to reduce waste, increase levels of reuse, recycling and composting.
The procurement's objectives are to support and contribute to the achievement of the following strategic documents:
- Waste and Resource Management Strategy for Devon,
- Resource and Waste Education Strategy for Devon Schools (2017-2022),
- Devon Authorities Waste Communication Strategy,
- Waste Prevention and Reuse Strategy.
All of these documents can be viewed on our website here: https://www.devon.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling/waste-management-strategy-for-devon/
This contract is one strand of several elements of the Recycle Devon communications work including:
- 'Don't let Devon go to waste' campaign (also known as Recycle Devon),
- The Devon Schools Waste Education Programme,
- Devon Waste and Recycling Advisors contract,
- Devon Reuse project,
- Food waste project (Ecowaste4food-E.U. project).

About the buyer

Contact name

Saeed Mirehsan

Address

County Hall, Matford Lane Offices
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England

Telephone

+44 1392383000

Email

saeed.mirehsan@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk