Waste Management and Recycling Services

Overview Victoria Police is seeking to engage a waste brokerage service provider to manage all waste collections at Victoria Police sites. This service consists of the collection and disposal of all waste types, including general waste, hazardous waste, comingled, recycling, liquid, organic and harvest waste. Frontline response service delivery is provided through 54 Police Service Areas (PSAs), split across 21 divisions within four regions: North West Metro, Southern Metro, Eastern and Western. Victoria Police is seeking tender responses for the provision of waste management and recycling services across multiple Victoria Police sites. About Victoria Police currently engages a whole-of-organisation waste management and recycling services provider. The existing arrangement covers the collection of general waste and recycling services, with limited subcontracting arrangements in remote locations. Scope The successful Tenderer will be engaged to provide scheduled and unscheduled waste collection services across nominated Victoria Police sites. The services will encompass multiple waste streams, including but not limited to: Recycle Waste, being materials reused or recycled General Waste/Commingle, being solid wastes which do not undergo environmentally significant physical, chemical or biological transformations once put to landfill Medical/Clinical waste, being waste generated from medical, health and first aid activities (excluding radioactive waste) requiring specialised handling, treatment and disposal Liquid Waste, being liquid or semi-liquid waste Sharps waste Pharmaceutical waste, being expired, unused, contaminated or unwanted medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products requiring safe handling and disposal Clinical incineration, being the controlled, high temperature burning of clinical or healthcare waste in a licensed incinerator, or to destroy hazardous materials Other waste streams that may arise from time to time and may be included in the agreement Additional services included within this scope: Bin hire Waste audits Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Portal Certificate Destruction (pharmaceutical, hazardous, incineration) Skip bins as and when requested by Victoria Police Ad-hoc additional waste streams and services as requested by Victoria Police Contractor Requirements Be a registered and licensed business, using only approved, licensed subcontractors subject to Victoria Police vetting Hold certification to ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001 (or AS/NZS 4801) and ISO 9001:2015 Comply with EPA, VicRoads and local council requirements Undergo security checks for all personnel Contract Terms and Conditions Contract term: 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030 Two 12-month extension options available at Victoria Police's discretion Other Victorian public entities and ANZPAA-affiliated policing bodies may also use the contract Enquiries Contact: Karen Christodoulou (Technical) Phone: +61 83355920 Email: karen.christodoulou@police.vic.gov.au