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Waste Service Mobile Plant

Essex County Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

05 Oct 2026 at 10:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

02 Oct 2026 at 16:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

06 Aug 2026 at 18:58

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

19 Jun 2025 at 15:42

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 16:39

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council is seeking hired mobile plant, with repair and maintenance, to move waste at its Waste Transfer Stations and Household Waste Recycling Centres across Essex. The requirement is divided into three lots: four 20-tonne loading shovels and three 20-tonne materials handlers for Waste Transfer Stations, plus twelve 16-tonne materials handlers for Household Waste Recycling Centres. The equipment will support the county’s waste management infrastructure, serving a population of almost 1.5 million and around 700,000 tonnes of locally collected waste each year. The work combines the supply and hire of heavy materials-handling machinery with ongoing servicing and repairs. Suppliers may bid for the lot or lots that match their plant fleet and service coverage.

Essex County Council invited offers through an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 27 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC; the stated deadline for enquiries is not available in the process details. The contract period for all three lots runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032. Estimated values are £1.05 million excluding VAT for the loading shovels, £720,000 for the Waste Transfer Station materials handlers and £2.65 million for the recycling-centre materials handlers; the whole procurement is estimated at £4.42 million excluding VAT. Price accounts for 70% of evaluation and quality for 30% in each lot. Suppliers can bid for separate lots. The contract is intended to recur, with a subsequent process anticipated from August 2031.

The requirement suits plant-hire businesses able to provide and maintain heavy-duty loading shovels or materials handlers in the specified tonnage classes, with the fleet and service capacity to support multiple operational waste sites in Essex. Small and medium-sized enterprises are explicitly considered suitable. Bidders need a compliant health and safety policy, employer’s liability cover of £5 million and public liability cover of £10 million before service commencement. Relevant organisations must confirm compliance with the Modern Slavery Act. Suppliers with past upheld discrimination findings or recent environmental enforcement must demonstrate remedial action acceptable to the council. The council assesses financial capacity using its own financial assessment; suppliers rated high or very high risk may be required to provide a parent company guarantee, bank bond, performance bond or equivalent security. Quality contributes 30% of the evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Waste Service Mobile Plant

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 infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste. The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 5 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. Brief Overview of the Requirement: The Authority requires a number of machines to operate their WTSs and RCHWs. This tender is to procure hire, including repair and maintenance, of the following machines lotted as follows: Lot 1: 4 Loading Shovels (20 Tonne) to be used at the Waste Transfer Stations. Lot 2: 3 Materials Handlers (20 Tonne) to be used at the Waste Transfer Stations. Lot 3: 12 Materials Handlers (16 Tonne) to be used at the RCHWs.

Lot Information

Loading Shovels

Hire and repair and maintenance of 4 Loading Shovels (20 Tonne) for moving waste material at Waste Transfer Station sites in Essex.

Materials Handlers (WTS)

Hire and repair and maintenance of 3 Materials Handlers (20 Tonne) for moving waste material at Waste Transfer Station sites in Essex.

Materials Handlers (RCHWs)

Hire and repair and maintenance of 12 Materials Handlers (16 Tonne) for moving waste material at Recycling Centres for Household Waste sites in Essex.

Planning Information

Responses are being gathered via a Microsoft Forms Survey which can be found here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MQ4i0t1WG8 Please Note: This premarket engagement notice is intended as an information gathering exercise. Participation in this survey is not an indication of a commitment to participate in any future tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052485
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093687-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

42400000 - Lifting and handling equipment and parts

43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,420,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,420,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
27 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2031-08-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
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
TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

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