Tender

1014 Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment Contract

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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08 Mar 2024 at 16:37

Tender Notice
Tender

19 Jan 2024 at 14:11

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council is seeking to procure residual waste treatment services for Contract Waste delivered to the Contractor. The procurement process involves dividing the service requirements into four separate contract lots. ECC, as the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex, works with multiple councils within the region to manage around 337,000 tonnes of waste annually. The contract aims to find economic and sustainable waste disposal solutions. The tender, titled "1014 Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment Contract," is currently in the tender stage with a deadline of 3rd April 2024.

This tender by Essex County Council presents an opportunity for businesses, especially Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in the refuse and waste-related services industry. Suitable businesses will be those capable of efficiently handling the treatment and disposal of waste in line with the outlined requirements. The contract is for a total estimated value of £1,117,000,000, covering four lots of waste treatment services. Interested parties should engage through ECC's ProContract eSourcing portal for transparent communication and submission of proposals, ensuring compliance with the set evaluation criteria.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

1014 Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment Contract

Notice Description

**No award was made in relation to this notice, a new Contracts Finder notice was issue for this opportunity on 08.03.2024. Please see Bidder Bulletin issued on 08.03.2024** Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to procure residual waste treatment services for Contract Waste delivered to the Contractor by the Authority and/or its Approved Suppliers. The Service requirements will be divided into four separate contract Lots as follows: Lot 1: WCA Residual Waste - 175,000 tonnes per annum Lot 2: WCA Residual Waste - 80,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3: WCA Residual Waste - 40,000 tonnes per annum Lot 4: Bulky Waste - 42,000 tonnes per annum ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 337,000 tonnes of Residual Waste and Bulky Waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district, city and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Contract Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions. The successful contractor(s) will ensure Contract Waste is treated in accordance with the tendered proposals including the guaranteed recycling and recovery rates proposed. The Contractor will be paid an annual base payment that ensures the Contractor receives payment for at least their Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 80% of the Lot tonnage. The Contractor may be requested to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded Lot tonnages each Contract year. The Contract will have an initial term of seven (7) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years. Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender pack on ProContract. Additional information: ECC 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 II.1.5 of this contract notice is the total estimated contract value of all four contract lots including an assumed 20% additional tonnage which may be requested, together with an inflation estimate, including the maximum seven-year extension period. This figure was calculated with an estimated potential ETS burden of PS309,300,000 from Contract years three (3) to fourteen (14) based on information available at the time of tender publication. 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 ECC 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. ECC 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. ECC will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise. ECC 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. ECC 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, ECC 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c1eef4ae-9fdc-407a-8d77-feaecce9a97f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1380c560-d708-4eaf-95a0-e15e918af828
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,117,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Emma Whitten
Contact Email
emma.whitten@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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