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Supply and Delivery of Compostable Bags

Business Name

Penrith City Council

VP Reference #

VP492112

Buyers Reference #

PCC25/26-32

Opens

Friday 12 December 2025 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Closes

Thursday 22 January 2026 11:00 AM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off

Monday 19 January 2026 11:00 AM (AUS Eastern Daylight Time)

Expected decision

Thursday 19 February 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Buyer Details

Business Name

Penrith City Council

Location

601 High St
Penrith, New South Wales 2750
Australia

WebSite:

https://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/

Business Info

Penrith City Council is a large general purpose Local Government Authority in New South Wales. It is a dynamic organisation located approximately 55 kilometres west of Sydney’s Central Business District at the foothills of the Blue Mountains. Penrith is one of the larger metropolitan local government areas, covering an area of 404.9 square kilometres with a population of approximately 194,134.

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What the buyer is requesting

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Tenderers are required to manufacture, supply, deliver as specified by Council, a quantity of packaged Compostable Bags to approximately 83,600 residential properties, Council stores, and a nominated distribution storage facility sufficient to meet the requirements of the service.

Background information / Compatibility requirements

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Penrith City Council (Council) is a large general purpose Local Government Authority in New South Wales, with the seat of the City of Penrith located approximately 55 kilometres west of Sydney’s Central Business District at the foothills of the Blue Mountains, covering an area of 404.9 square kilometres with a population of over 212,000.

Council is calling for responses from suitably experienced and qualified Contractors to provide services (Services) within the Penrith Local Government Area in relation to Supply and Delivery of Compostable bags (Project), as further described in Attachment 3 of this RFT - Scope of Services.

Penrith City Council provides a FOGO service to approximately 83,600 residential properties in Penrith Local Government Area (both SUDs and MUDs). As part of this service, properties are delivered compostable caddy liners at regular intervals to assist with collection of food waste. Tenderers are required to manufacture, supply, deliver as specified by Council, a quantity of packaged Compostable Bags to approximately 83,600 residential properties, Council stores, and a nominated distribution storage facility sufficient to meet the requirements of the service.

The Services are awarded on a schedule of rates basis in accordance with the tender pricing schedules herein.

The applicable terms and conditions of engagement are detailed in Attachment 4 – General Conditions of Contract.

A more detailed brief of the extent of Services required by Council is set out in Attachment 3 of this RFT – Scope of Services

Desired Outcomes ('Nice to haves', Conditions & Warranties, SLA's, Project benefits)

Details

Refer to scope of works

Questions asked by the buyer

Question 1 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Tender Offer Form, ensuring that any Addenda issued throughout the tender process has been read and acknowledged. This is to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Attachment 1".

Question 2 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Key Information for Tender. This is to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 1".

Question 3 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Tender Schedule 2 - Schedule of Fees

Question 4 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Statement of Conformance and provide any non-conformances and/or critical assumptions the tenderer has to any of the information in this tender package.
Please Note: Failure to provide this information up front as a part of your tender response, may deem your submission non-conforming. We will not accept changes upon award. This response is to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 3".

Question 5 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Tender Schedule 4 – Capacity to Perform the Works and provide responses to all questions. This document is to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 4"

Question 6 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete Tender Schedule 5 providing all Insurance Details and upload up-to-date Insurance certificates

Question 7 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete Tender Schedule 6 – Quality Assurance, provide all details and include in your response all the relevant required documents to support your response. (Failure to provide all of the relevant documents requested in the form may deem your submission non-conforming). This form and all relevant documents are to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 6".

Question 8 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete Tender Schedule 7 - WHS Contract Assessment Form, include in your response all the relevant required documents to support your response and upload the Form (Failure to provide all of the relevant documents requested in the form may deem your submission non-conforming). This form and all relevant documents are to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 7".

Question 9 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete Tender Schedule 8 Environmental Management Capability, include in your response all the relevant required documents to support your response and upload the Form. This form and all relevant documents are to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 8"

Question 10 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete Tender Schedule 9 – Provision of Services and Programme, include in your response all the relevant required documents to support your response and upload the Form. This form and all relevant documents are to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 9".

Question 11 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete Tender Schedule 10 - Employment Policies, include in your response all the relevant required documents to support your response and upload the supplorting documents. This form and all relevant documents are to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 10

Question 12 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Tender Schedule 11 - Declaration of Compliance and Conflicts of Interest. This form is to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Tender Schedule 11".

Question 13 - [Required]

Respondent is to complete and upload Appendix 1 - Pricing Schedule. Please Note: Failure to complete this schedule up front as a part of your tender response, may deem your submission non-conforming. We will not accept any changes upon award. This response is to be uploaded as a separate file and saved as "Appendix 1 - Pricing Schedule".

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