Notice Information
Notice Title
**SOFT MARKET TESTING** Essex County Council Re-Use
Notice Description
Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory Waste Disposal Authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range of arrangements for the management of waste. The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex. In April 2022, the Authority in-housed its waste service and therefore now operate and manage 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) across the County. In accordance with the Everyone's Essex Objectives (2021-2025) to minimise waste and create greener communities, as well as the Essex Waste Strategy (2007-2032) pledge to manage waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy, the Authority are committed to managing waste in alignment with these priorities. In consideration of this, the Authority are keen to explore opportunities to develop our re-use scheme further, as well as understand the different types of business models available. Therefore, should your Organisation have experience with management of a re-use scheme which maximises the principles of circular economy, adds social value to the local community and generates income, please contact bethany.gray@essex.gov.uk with a brief summary of the services that your organisation provides by 12pm on 27th October 2023. Please note that at this stage, this opportunity is soft market test only and not a call for competition. This market test exercise is to allow the Authority to ascertain interest from the market, investigate potential options, and consider the best route for a potential future contract opportunity.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory Waste Disposal Authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range of arrangements for the management of waste. The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex. In April 2022, the Authority in-housed its waste service and therefore now operate and manage 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) across the County. In accordance with the Everyone's Essex Objectives (2021-2025) to minimise waste and create greener communities, as well as the Essex Waste Strategy (2007-2032) pledge to manage waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy, the Authority are committed to managing waste in alignment with these priorities. In consideration of this, the Authority are keen to explore opportunities to develop our re-use scheme further, as well as understand the different types of business models available. Therefore, should your Organisation have experience with management of a re-use scheme which maximises the principles of circular economy, adds social value to the local community and generates income, please contact bethany.gray@essex.gov.uk with a brief summary of the services that your organisation provides by 12pm on 27th October 2023. Please note that at this stage, this opportunity is soft market test only and not a call for competition. This market test exercise is to allow the Authority to ascertain interest from the market, investigate potential options, and consider the best route for a potential future contract opportunity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040823
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029367-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Oct 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Dec 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Ms Bethany Gray
- Contact Email
- bethany.gray@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
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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