Invitation to market dialogue - Collection of textiles for reuse and material recovery from municipalities in Østfold.

Sarpsborg municipality, Hvaler municipality, Fredrikstad municipality (FREVAR), Rakkestad municipality and MOVAR (hereafter called the contracting authority) are considering a joint procurement for the collection, sorting and further handling of textile waste for preparation for reuse and material recovery, cf. the requirements in the waste regulation § 10 a-4 letter f. As a part of this process, the contracting authority would like to hold one-to-one market dialogues before any competition. The market dialogue will be used as a basis for the development of requirement specifications and procurement strategy. The contracting authority would like input and updated knowledge on available systems and business models. The assignment can include the establishment and/or operation of solutions for separate collection of textile waste from households, as well as further handling for preparation for re-use and/or material recovery. The systems can, for example, include bringing schemes, collection schemes or a combination of them. Scope: The total annual amount of textiles included in the procurement is estimated to be approx. 135 tonnes. These are textiles that are part of the municipality ́s statutory obligation that are currently collected for material recovery and are delivered in textile towers marked "damaged textiles" at the recycling stations. The 135 tonnes are currently distributed over an average of 38 per cent reuse quality, 25 per cent for recycling materials and 37 per cent for energy recovery. The final scope will depend on which municipalities and intermunicipal companies choose to participate in the competition. Some municipalities have existing systems or agreements that can affect both participation and volume. Market dialogue: Before the market dialogue, the contracting authority asks that tenderers prepare to present a system aimed at: • The contracting authority ́s need for effective and user friendly collection, with a focus on the degree of collection and quality. • Sorting textiles for preparation for reuse and recycling of materials, including the expected distribution between reuse and recycling. • Organisation of the value chain, including logistics, reception and further treatment. • Expected costs connected to collection, sorting and processing (per activity) • Need for infrastructure, including collection points and containers • Traceability, reporting and documentation of material currents • When at the latest a scheme can be up and running in relevant municipalities. • Other conditions that the tenderer believes are relevant for the assignment. The individual supplier dialogues are planned to be carried out during weeks 26 and 27 2026. The dialogues will last for approx. 1 hour and will be conducted digitally (Teams). After registering, relevant tenderers will receive information on the more detailed time of the dialogue. Send an email to [email protected] to register for a market dialogue. The deadline for registering for the dialogue is Tuesday 16 June( 12:00).