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Purchase and Removal of Scrap Metal from the Byron Resource Recovery Centre and Council Depot

Issued by Byron Shire Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

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Published
9 Sept 2026
Closes
30 Sept 2026, 04:00 UTC
Reference
VP524941
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Sector
Water & Environment

Details

Council is seeking a contractor to purchase and remove scrap metal and lead acid batteries from its Byron Resource Recovery Centre in Myocum, and Byron Bay Council Depot .

The removal of scrap metal is to be handled by the contractor providing the required number of different sized RORO bin(s) and/or skip bins for Council to load with Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals. The contractor is then expected to collect and transport material to a licensed recycling facility on an as-need by Council basis.

The removal of scrap lead acid batteries is to be achieved by the contractor providing an agreed amount of bunded pallets for Council to load, and the contractor to collect and transport to a licensed recycling facility on an as needed by Council basis. It is preferred that the contractor is B-cycle certified as part of the battery recycling.

Updates made to this request:

Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) Addendum 1 - RFT 2026-5395 Purchase and Removal of Scrap Metal from the BRRC and Council Depot.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.

Buyer: Byron Shire Council

Buyer location: 70 Station St, Mullumbimby, New South Wales 2482, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP524941

Buyer's reference: 2026-5395

Opens: Wednesday 09 September 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Closes: Wednesday 30 September 2026 02:00 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Thursday 24 September 2026 02:00 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Expected decision: Wednesday 28 October 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Categories: Waste Management & Landfill; 1: Metal Waste & Scrap Collection; 2: Waste Collection & Disposal

Regions of service: New South Wales; 1: Richmond-Tweed; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

Tender documents: 3

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Context for bidders

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