Food Organics Processing Service / Garden Organics Processing Service
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Council of the City of Sydney ("the City") invites Expressions of Interest for two Services: Food Organics Processing Service and Garden Organics Processing Service. Both Services will commence on 1 July 2028. Scope The scope includes: Garden Organics Processing Service: receipt and processing of garden organics delivered by City staff or the City's collection service provider Food Organics Processing Service: receipt and processing of garden organics delivered by City staff or the City's collection service provider Respondents may submit an Expression of Interest response for one or both Services in the manner required by this document. Eligibility The City is committed to creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses. The City encourages First Nations People owned and operated businesses, Local SME, Start-ups, as well as social enterprises (including Cooperatives) to work with us and respond to this opportunity. Tender Briefing An online briefing will be held for this EOI. Attendance is not mandatory, but respondents are strongly encouraged to attend. Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026 Time: 10:00am (AEDT) Format: Virtual briefing To register, email the City's Procurement Representative, Vita Coppola Chan (Sourcing Manager), at VCoppolaChan@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au, including every attendee's name, email address and company name. Instructions to Tenderers Tenderers must submit tenders in the manner required by the EOI.
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