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Resource Recovery Education in Schools

Issued by Penrith City Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

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Published
26 Oct 2026
Closes
13 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC
Reference
VP531033
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Sector
Water & Environment

At a glance

Penrith City Council in Australia has published a tender in water & environment: “Resource Recovery Education in Schools”. Submissions close on 13 November 2026, 18 days from today. Quote reference VP531033 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 100 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.

Details

Council is seeking to engage a suitably experienced contractor to manage the delivery of resource recovery education incursion sessions to primary school groups within the Penrith Local Government Area. Currently Council contracts out 80 days worth of primary school resource recovery education sessions per year (20 days per term, 4-5 sessions/classes per day) and are looking to continue this arrangement. Council intends to enter into a 1-year agreement with the successful supplier.

Background information / Compatibility requirements

The successful supplier will show demonstrated experience booking, managing and delivering engaging primary school resource recovery education sessions.

Desired Outcomes ('Nice to haves', Conditions & Warranties, SLA's, Project benefits): Educators delivering incursions must have a current Working With Children Check.

Buyer: Penrith City Council

Buyer location: 601 High St, Penrith, New South Wales 2750, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP531033

Buyer's reference: PCC26/27-328

Opens: Monday 26 October 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Closes: Friday 13 November 2026 05:00 PM (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Sunday 08 November 2026 05:00 PM (AUS Eastern Daylight Time)

Expected decision: Friday 27 November 2026 (AUS Eastern Standard Time)

Categories: Training & Development; 1: Adult & Community Education Programs; 2: Early Childhood Education; 3: Primary & High School Education; Waste Management & Landfill; 1: General Recycling

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

Tender documents: 2

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Context for bidders

We hold 4 notices from Penrith City Council, going back to September 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in Water & Environment, Healthcare & Pharma and Financial & Professional Services. There are 100 open Water & Environment tenders in Australia. This one closes in 18 days.

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