Published date: 24 August 2022

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 31 October 2022, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

  • Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services - 90513000

  • Household-refuse disposal services - 90513100

    • Refuse incineration services - 90513300

    • Operation of a refuse site - 90530000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£330,000,000 to £867,000,000

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN621494-62133765

Published date

24 August 2022

Closing date

31 October 2022

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to procure Residual waste Disposal Services for the county of Essex.
The contract will be Lotted as follows:
Lot 1: Disposal of Residual Waste - 200,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 2: Disposal of Residual Waste - 100,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 3: Disposal of Residual Waste - 50,000 tonnes per annum

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

0928 Residual Waste Disposal Contract

  • Opportunity
  • Published 24 August 2022

Additional text

ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of
circa 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district and borough
councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being
procured to ensure Residual Waste is disposed of through the most economic and
sustainable solutions
The successful contractor will ensure Contract Waste is disposed of in a compliant manner
whilst maximising recycling and recovery where possible
The Contractor will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent
to 80% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year
The contractor may be required to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the
awarded lot tonnages each Contract year
The contract has a duration of 7 years with an option to extend the term for up to a further 7
years if agreed by the Authority and otherwise provided for in the contract
Details of the requirements can be found in the ITT pack.
ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of
circa 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district and borough
councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being
procured to ensure Residual Waste is disposed of through the most economic and
sustainable solutions
The successful contractor will ensure Contract Waste is disposed of in a compliant manner
whilst maximising recycling and recovery where possible
The Contractor will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent
to 80% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year
The contractor may be required to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the
awarded lot tonnages each Contract year
The contract has a duration of 7 years with an option to extend the term for up to a further 7
years if agreed by the Authority and otherwise provided for in the contract
Details of the requirements can be found in the ITT pack.
ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of
circa 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district and borough
councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being
procured to ensure Residual Waste is disposed of through the most economic and
sustainable solutions
The successful contractor will ensure Contract Waste is disposed of in a compliant manner
whilst maximising recycling and recovery where possible
The Contractor will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent
to 80% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year
The contractor may be required to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the
awarded lot tonnages each Contract year
The contract has a duration of 7 years with an option to extend the term for up to a further 7
years if agreed by the Authority and otherwise provided for in the contract
Details of the requirements can be found in the ITT pack.
The Council considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The estimated total value set out under this contract notice is the total estimated contract value excluding the maximum seven year extension period with an inflation estimate included.

For this tender the Authority will be using the ProContract (aka Due North) eSourcing portal https://procontract.due-north.com throughout the procurement process, and all communications with Essex County Council relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal's messaging system.

Supplier registration on the portal is free of charge and can be done via: https://procontract.due-north.com/

It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity. The Council reserves the right to amend timescales for any reason and change the evaluation criteria where necessary for example if there are genuine omissions or mistakes. We also reserve the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise.

Essex County Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a bidder considers that any of this information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, identify clearly the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and specify clearly the reasons for its sensitivity. Essex County Council shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA and EIR which relations to the information provided by a supplier. However, if the information is requested, Essex County Council may be obliged under FOIA and/or EIR to disclose such information, irrespective of the suppliers wishes. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Whitten

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Email

emma.whitten@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/