North Lanarkshire Council seeks contractor to help with disposal and recycling of old computer equipment

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North Lanarkshire Council is seeking a contractor to help with the disposal and recycling of old computer equipment and related waste.

The local authority has advertised a five-year contract worth around £150,000, which it intends to award to a single operator who will be responsible for collecting, recycling and re-purposing items from its various premises, numbering more than 500 locations.The council has also specified that the successful applicant should offer a buyback scheme to its staff and this service should be provided free of charge, with income to be generated from the items collected.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android It estimates that around 11,000 items will be collected in this way each year.NLC is offering potential contractors options to extend the contract in the form of two twelve-month periods.Any suitably registered operators wishing to bid for the contract will have until August 5 to do so. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire.

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