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Collection of Recovered Metal Steams and Lead Acid Batteries

Issued by Southern Downs Regional Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

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Published
13 Nov 2026
Closes
8 Dec 2026, 04:00 UTC
Reference
VP533684
Location
Queensland, Australia
Sector
Water & Environment

At a glance

Southern Downs Regional Council in Australia has published a tender in water & environment: “Collection of Recovered Metal Steams and Lead Acid Batteries”. Submissions close on 8 December 2026, 25 days from today. Quote reference VP533684 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 9 notices from this buyer since 2026, 7 of them currently open. There are 114 open water & environment notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

Dear Valued Suppliers

Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor for the collection of recovered metal streams, lead acid batteries.

Further information can be downloaded in the tender package.

Buyer: Southern Downs Regional Council

Buyer location: 64 Fitzroy St, Warwick, Queensland 4370, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP533684

Buyer's reference: 27_055

Opens: Friday 13 November 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Closes: Tuesday 08 December 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Monday 07 December 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Expected decision: Tuesday 05 January 2027 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Categories: Waste Management & Landfill; 1: E-waste Collection; 2: Metal Waste & Scrap Collection; 3: Waste Collection & Disposal

Regions of service: Queensland; 1: Darling Downs; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

Tender documents: 5

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Context for bidders

We hold 9 notices from Southern Downs Regional Council, going back to September 2026 — 7 of them still open. They buy mostly in Water & Environment, Manufacturing & Supply and Transport & Logistics. There are 114 open Water & Environment tenders in Australia. This one closes in 25 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
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