Provision of municipal waste collection and management services from residential and uninhabited properties located in the Rudnik commune in 2027.

Tender Summary

The Gmina Rudnik in Poland from Europe region has released this tender for 4.1 The subject of the contract is: the provision of municipal waste collection and management services from residential and uninhabited properties located in the Rudnik Commune in 2027. 4.2 The scope of the contract includes the collection, transport and management (in accordance with the waste hierarchy) of municipal waste in a manner enabling/ensuring the achievement of appropriate levels of preparation for reuse and recycling, the level of storage of municipal waste and waste from municipal waste processing, and the level of reduction in the mass of biodegradable municipal waste sent for storage, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 13 September 1996. on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 733), as well as the currently applicable implementing acts to the above-mentioned Act, and the provisions of the Regulations on maintaining cleanliness and order in the Rudnik Commune applicable during the term of the agreement, and the principles set out in the Resolution of the Commune Council on determining the detailed method and scope of providing services in the scope of collecting municipal waste from property owners and managing this waste in exchange for a fee paid by the property owner for municipal waste management, in particular: 1) the collection, transport and management of municipal waste regardless of weather conditions from any place from inhabited and uninhabited properties located in the Rudnik Commune, including supplying properties with bags for collecting municipal waste, are described in letter B (OPZ) of Annex No. 1 to the SWZ. 2) Collection, transport, and management of all municipal waste delivered to the Municipal Waste Selective Collection Point (hereinafter referred to as "PSZOK") in accordance with the Regulations for Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in the Rudnik Commune. The individual waste fractions subject to collection from the PSZOK are described in letter D (OPZ) of Annex 1 to the SWZ. 3) Conducting an educational campaign in two educational institutions within the Rudnik Commune. Meeting dates and locations will be determined by the ordering party in consultation with the Contractor. 4.3. The estimated amount of waste for collection and management of municipal waste from owners of residential and uninhabited properties and from the PSZOK point in Rudnik throughout the entire period covered by the contract, which the Contractor is obliged to collect during the contract implementation period (i.e. from 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027) – is estimated at: 1,991.248 Mg (i.e. basic scope) and the amount covered by the option right: additionally, i.e. up to a maximum of 10%, i.e. 199.1248 Mg. 4.4. The Ordering Party reserves the right to exercise the option right (in whole or in part) if it is in the Ordering Party’s interest and results from its current needs – after the basic scope (i.e. increased amount of waste submitted for collection by residents) has been implemented.The Ordering Party will provide the Contractor with written notice of the need to exercise the option right as part of the contract. The option right is a unilateral right of the Ordering Party, which it may, but is not obligated to, exercise as part of the contract's performance. If the Ordering Party does not exercise the option right, the Contractor will not be entitled to any claims in this respect. If the Ordering Party exercises the option right, the Contractor's contractual obligation is to perform the service within the scope of the exercised option right. The Ordering Party has the right to exercise the option right multiple times after the basic contract has been completed, but only until the maximum scope of the option right has been exhausted. NOTE: The Ordering Party may exercise the option right with respect to individual waste fractions - which means that the exercise of this right with respect to a given fraction may begin earlier (i.e. before the entire waste collection within the basic scope is completed), and may not apply at all to others, provided, however, that the maximum level of the option right is not exceeded, which is: 199.1248, i.e. up to 10% of the quantities specified in the basic order. The exercise of the option right may apply to any waste fractions in whole or in part, depending on the actual needs of the Ordering Party, provided that the total number of increased collections does not exceed 10% of the total in relation to the basic order. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the conditions specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor about the activation of the option in writing in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft agreement. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the order are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the order – hereinafter referred to as the "OPZ", Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-residents but generating municipal waste. Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft agreement. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabIf the Ordering Party exercises the option right, the Contractor's contractual obligation is to perform the service within the scope of the exercised option right. The Ordering Party has the right to exercise the option right multiple times after the basic scope of the order has been completed, but only until the maximum scope of the option right is exhausted. NOTE: The Ordering Party may exercise the option right with respect to individual waste fractions - which means that the exercise of this right with respect to a given fraction may begin earlier (i.e. before the entire waste collection within the basic scope is completed), and may not apply at all to others, provided, however, that the maximum level of the option right is not exceeded, which is: 199.1248, i.e. up to 10% of the quantities specified in the basic order. The exercise of the option right may apply to any waste fractions in whole or in part, depending on the actual needs of the Ordering Party, provided that the total number of increased collections does not exceed 10% of the total in relation to the basic order. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the conditions specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor about the activation of the option in writing in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft agreement. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the order are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the order – hereinafter referred to as the "OPZ", Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-residents but generating municipal waste. Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft agreement. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabIf the Ordering Party exercises the option right, the Contractor's contractual obligation is to perform the service within the scope of the exercised option right. The Ordering Party has the right to exercise the option right multiple times after the basic scope of the order has been completed, but only until the maximum scope of the option right has been exhausted. NOTE: The Ordering Party may exercise the option right with respect to individual waste fractions - which means that the exercise of this right with respect to a given fraction may begin earlier (i.e. before the entire waste collection within the basic scope is completed), and may not apply at all to others, provided, however, that the maximum level of the option right is not exceeded, which is: 199.1248, i.e. up to 10% of the quantities specified in the basic order. The exercise of the option right may apply to any waste fractions in whole or in part, depending on the actual needs of the Ordering Party, provided that the total number of increased collections does not exceed 10% of the total in relation to the basic order. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the conditions specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor about the activation of the option in writing in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft agreement. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the order are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the order – hereinafter referred to as the "OPZ", Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-residents but generating municipal waste. Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft agreement. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabThe total number of increased collections will not exceed 10% of the total of the basic contract. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the terms specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor in writing of the activation of the option in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party hereby informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft contract. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the contract are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the contract – hereinafter "OPZ"; Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-resident properties where municipal waste is generated; Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft contract. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabThe total number of increased collections will not exceed 10% of the total of the basic contract. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the terms specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor in writing of the activation of the option in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party hereby informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft contract. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the contract are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the contract – hereinafter "OPZ"; Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-resident properties where municipal waste is generated; Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft contract. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eab with tender notice no. 680189-2026 published on 07 Oct 2026. The tender is due to expire on 09 Nov 2026. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Refuse and waste related services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 15302130.

Tender Details

Tender NoticeTI Ref: 15302130
Tender Notice No
680189-2026
Tender Organisation
Gmina Rudnik
Tender Service
Worldwide
Tender Region
Tender Project Location
Tender CPV
90500000 : Refuse and waste related services
Tender Source
TED Europa
Tender Document Type
Competition
Tender Deadline
09 Nov 2026 27 days left
Tender Description
4.1 The subject of the contract is: the provision of municipal waste collection and management services from residential and uninhabited properties located in the Rudnik Commune in 2027. 4.2 The scope of the contract includes the collection, transport and management (in accordance with the waste hierarchy) of municipal waste in a manner enabling/ensuring the achievement of appropriate levels of preparation for reuse and recycling, the level of storage of municipal waste and waste from municipal waste processing, and the level of reduction in the mass of biodegradable municipal waste sent for storage, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 13 September 1996. on maintaining cleanliness and order in municipalities (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 733), as well as the currently applicable implementing acts to the above-mentioned Act, and the provisions of the Regulations on maintaining cleanliness and order in the Rudnik Commune applicable during the term of the agreement, and the principles set out in the Resolution of the Commune Council on determining the detailed method and scope of providing services in the scope of collecting municipal waste from property owners and managing this waste in exchange for a fee paid by the property owner for municipal waste management, in particular: 1) the collection, transport and management of municipal waste regardless of weather conditions from any place from inhabited and uninhabited properties located in the Rudnik Commune, including supplying properties with bags for collecting municipal waste, are described in letter B (OPZ) of Annex No. 1 to the SWZ. 2) Collection, transport, and management of all municipal waste delivered to the Municipal Waste Selective Collection Point (hereinafter referred to as "PSZOK") in accordance with the Regulations for Maintaining Cleanliness and Order in the Rudnik Commune. The individual waste fractions subject to collection from the PSZOK are described in letter D (OPZ) of Annex 1 to the SWZ. 3) Conducting an educational campaign in two educational institutions within the Rudnik Commune. Meeting dates and locations will be determined by the ordering party in consultation with the Contractor. 4.3. The estimated amount of waste for collection and management of municipal waste from owners of residential and uninhabited properties and from the PSZOK point in Rudnik throughout the entire period covered by the contract, which the Contractor is obliged to collect during the contract implementation period (i.e. from 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027) – is estimated at: 1,991.248 Mg (i.e. basic scope) and the amount covered by the option right: additionally, i.e. up to a maximum of 10%, i.e. 199.1248 Mg. 4.4. The Ordering Party reserves the right to exercise the option right (in whole or in part) if it is in the Ordering Party’s interest and results from its current needs – after the basic scope (i.e. increased amount of waste submitted for collection by residents) has been implemented.The Ordering Party will provide the Contractor with written notice of the need to exercise the option right as part of the contract. The option right is a unilateral right of the Ordering Party, which it may, but is not obligated to, exercise as part of the contract's performance. If the Ordering Party does not exercise the option right, the Contractor will not be entitled to any claims in this respect. If the Ordering Party exercises the option right, the Contractor's contractual obligation is to perform the service within the scope of the exercised option right. The Ordering Party has the right to exercise the option right multiple times after the basic contract has been completed, but only until the maximum scope of the option right has been exhausted. NOTE: The Ordering Party may exercise the option right with respect to individual waste fractions - which means that the exercise of this right with respect to a given fraction may begin earlier (i.e. before the entire waste collection within the basic scope is completed), and may not apply at all to others, provided, however, that the maximum level of the option right is not exceeded, which is: 199.1248, i.e. up to 10% of the quantities specified in the basic order. The exercise of the option right may apply to any waste fractions in whole or in part, depending on the actual needs of the Ordering Party, provided that the total number of increased collections does not exceed 10% of the total in relation to the basic order. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the conditions specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor about the activation of the option in writing in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft agreement. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the order are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the order – hereinafter referred to as the "OPZ", Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-residents but generating municipal waste. Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft agreement. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabIf the Ordering Party exercises the option right, the Contractor's contractual obligation is to perform the service within the scope of the exercised option right. The Ordering Party has the right to exercise the option right multiple times after the basic scope of the order has been completed, but only until the maximum scope of the option right is exhausted. NOTE: The Ordering Party may exercise the option right with respect to individual waste fractions - which means that the exercise of this right with respect to a given fraction may begin earlier (i.e. before the entire waste collection within the basic scope is completed), and may not apply at all to others, provided, however, that the maximum level of the option right is not exceeded, which is: 199.1248, i.e. up to 10% of the quantities specified in the basic order. The exercise of the option right may apply to any waste fractions in whole or in part, depending on the actual needs of the Ordering Party, provided that the total number of increased collections does not exceed 10% of the total in relation to the basic order. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the conditions specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor about the activation of the option in writing in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft agreement. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the order are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the order – hereinafter referred to as the "OPZ", Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-residents but generating municipal waste. Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft agreement. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabIf the Ordering Party exercises the option right, the Contractor's contractual obligation is to perform the service within the scope of the exercised option right. The Ordering Party has the right to exercise the option right multiple times after the basic scope of the order has been completed, but only until the maximum scope of the option right has been exhausted. NOTE: The Ordering Party may exercise the option right with respect to individual waste fractions - which means that the exercise of this right with respect to a given fraction may begin earlier (i.e. before the entire waste collection within the basic scope is completed), and may not apply at all to others, provided, however, that the maximum level of the option right is not exceeded, which is: 199.1248, i.e. up to 10% of the quantities specified in the basic order. The exercise of the option right may apply to any waste fractions in whole or in part, depending on the actual needs of the Ordering Party, provided that the total number of increased collections does not exceed 10% of the total in relation to the basic order. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the conditions specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor about the activation of the option in writing in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft agreement. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the order are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the order – hereinafter referred to as the "OPZ", Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-residents but generating municipal waste. Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft agreement. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabThe total number of increased collections will not exceed 10% of the total of the basic contract. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the terms specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor in writing of the activation of the option in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party hereby informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft contract. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the contract are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the contract – hereinafter "OPZ"; Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-resident properties where municipal waste is generated; Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft contract. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eabThe total number of increased collections will not exceed 10% of the total of the basic contract. The scope covered by the option right will be implemented under the terms specified in the contract and at the unit prices indicated in the offer for individual fractions. Collection of waste in quantities exceeding the option right requires an amendment to the contract. Activation of the option will not require an amendment to the contract. The Ordering Party will inform the Contractor in writing of the activation of the option in the form of a declaration of intent. 4.5 Pursuant to art. 433 item 4 of the Public Procurement Law, the Ordering Party hereby informs that the minimum value of the service for the basic scope is 70% of the gross contractual remuneration indicated in § 5 section 2 item 1) of the draft contract. 4.6 The detailed scope and method of implementation of the subject of the contract are specified in: Appendix No. 1 to the SWZ – Description of the subject of the contract – hereinafter "OPZ"; Appendix No. 1a to the SWZ – List of properties inhabited by residents and non-resident properties where municipal waste is generated; Appendix No. 2 to the SWZ – Draft contract. , are available at: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-55144b3a-ac30-4219-84ed-116c42e03eab
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