Joint Procurement Funded Support
This grant provides tailored advice and help to groups of councils to explore and undertake joint procurement of domestic waste management services.
The grant delivers on a NSW Government commitment under the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy Stage 1 Plan: 2021-27 and is available as part of the joint procurement facilitation service.
Program snapshot
Grant Fund: Joint Procurement Funded Support
Status: Temporarily closed – will reopen at the end of May 2025
Amounts: Applicants will be able to access up to $500,000 per project through 2 funding streams to support both the planning and sourcing phases of waste management service procurement.
- Stream 1: Plan – grants up to $250,000
- Stream 2: Source – grants up to $500,000
Example: A group of councils are awarded $100,000 in Stream 1. The group may then apply for up to $400,000 in Stream 2 for a combined total of up to $500,000.
Eligible organisations: NSW Local councils, regional groups of councils and Joint Organisations of Councils
Grant manager and approver: NSW Environment Protection Authority
Contact: [email protected]
Note: This is a new program, and it will be monitored and evaluated to inform future program design.
We encourage applicants to get in touch with the joint procurement team to discuss their project in advance of applying.
Overview
The NSW Environment Protection Authority Joint Procurement Funded Support enables NSW groups of councils to apply for to up to $500,000 of tailored advice and assistance to jointly procure waste management services.
Objectives
The objectives of the Joint Procurement Funded Support are to:
- support councils to access the best advice and help to be confident in their procurement decisions
- facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing and partnerships to help councils strategically plan for waste infrastructure and services
- support groups of councils to procure cost effective waste management services
- promote alignment between councils to procure waste services that meet their needs.
| Organisation and funding amount | Project |
|---|---|
| Stream 1: | |
| Lane Cove Council $140,000 | Lane Cove and Hunters Hill working towards implementation of a food recovery service. The project will undertake a legal review of the collection and organics processing contracts to inform implementation of food recovery services. The Project also includes a bin reconciliation of each council’s kerbside services, to help plan future service changes. |
| NetWaste $222,783.00 (Excl.GST) | NetWaste’s waste services procurement planning assistance project NetWaste is undertaking investigative work to explore the options of joint procurement of kerbside collection and processing services across six participating councils (Orange City Council, Bathurst Regional Council, Blaney Shire Council, Canonne Council, Parkes Shire Council and Forbes Shire Council) |
| Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) $240,772 (Excl.GST) | Explore alternative commercial models of waste service procurement for local government WSROC is seeking to investigate the economic systems and market conditions influencing traditional and alternative waste service procurement, and investigate alternative commercial delivery options that may be appropriate for the service outcomes sought by councils. |
| Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) $119,400 (Excl.GST) | Pre procurement analysis for collective sourcing of FOGO and FO services SSROC is seeking to conduct pre procurement analysis to explore the procurement options to deliver a robust FOGO service for the region. |
| Port Macquarie Hasting Council $55,000 | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council – Waste processing contracts planning The project is to conduct dilapidation reports for the Materials Recovery and Organics Resource Recovery Facility at Cairncross Waste Management Facility. |
| Temora $78,362 | Assessment of regional collection and processing of domestic organics options Temora are seeking to assess regional options for collection and processing of FOGO. The project will explore opportunities to collaborate with neighbouring councils and examine the economic feasibility of the options. |
| Port Stephens Council $89,650 | Regional Procurement for Waste Services The project is to explore the possibility of jointly procuring their domestic waste and recycling services (including FOGO), for collection and processing with the City of Newcastle. |
| Stream 2: | |
| Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) $178,751 (Excl.GST) | Comingled Recycling Sustainability Solutions (CRESS) joint procurement SSROC is seeking to procure kerbside comingled recycling processing services through a joint procurement. |
| Shellharbour City Council $144,370 (Excl.GST) | Shellharbour & Wollongong Domestic Waste Collection Services Procurement Shellharbour City Council and Wollongong City Council are seeking to procure their Domestic Waste Collection Services through a joint procurement across the two local government areas. |
| Lake Macquarie City Council $69,067 | A regional waste processing tender package project Lake Macquarie in partnership with Hunter Resource Recovery are seeking to procure their recycling processing services through a joint procurement. |
Need more information about the program
The EPA Joint Procurement Facilitation Service is available to discuss potential projects.
Contact
- Marcelle Psaila, Unit Head – 02 9995 6894
- Kirstie Richardson Bull, Senior Project Officer – 02 9995 5909
- Email: [email protected]