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Materials Marketing

Essex County Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

PlanningUpdate

21 Aug 2026 at 14:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

10 Jul 2026 at 17:04

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

16 Jun 2026 at 11:41

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

16 Jun 2026 at 11:37

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council intends to procure services to manage the disposal of waste and recyclable materials collected at its recycling and household waste centres across Essex. The planned service covers approximately 70,000 tonnes of material and is categorised as refuse and waste-related services. The work is therefore relevant to operators that manage waste streams, recyclables, recovery, treatment or disposal arrangements across a county-wide network of sites. The council is exploring procurement options and seeking market feedback on how the service should be designed and procured. Delivery is across Essex, with the buying authority based in Chelmsford. The planned procurement is a single service requirement rather than a set of separate lots.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Essex County Council has set out an intention to procure but has not invited tenders. The council expects to use a single planned lot for a four-year service contract, running from 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2032. The estimated value is £4,000,000 excluding VAT, or £4,800,000 including VAT. The procurement is above the relevant threshold. A further notice is expected around 1 November 2026. The council is conducting preliminary market engagement, including a survey, an information pack and online one-to-one sessions, with responses requested by 2 September 2026. Market feedback is intended to inform the eventual approach to disposing of the collected waste and recyclables.

The service is likely to suit established waste and recycling operators with the infrastructure, logistics and commercial arrangements needed to handle approximately 70,000 tonnes over a county-wide service. Relevant capability may include receiving materials from recycling and household waste centres, arranging compliant onward movement, sorting or recovery, and managing treatment or disposal routes for different waste streams. Suppliers able to coordinate multiple sites and maintain reliable capacity throughout a long-term service period should prepare to demonstrate how they would manage volumes, continuity and operational risks. The single planned lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so capable specialist SMEs may be able to participate, either directly or through suitable delivery partnerships. The current engagement provides an opportunity to shape requirements before the tender stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Materials Marketing

Notice Description

This contract will be for the management of the disposal of approximately 70,000 tonnes of waste and recyclate collected at RCHWs across Essex. The Authority is exploring options for procuring the service for disposal of these materials and seeking feedback from the market on how to do this.

Planning Information

The Authority has created a Mircosoft Forms Survey and an information pack to help suppliers understand the requirements and give further context about the Essex system. Please email waste.procurement@essex.gov.uk to request a copy of the information pack as well as a link to the microsoft forms survey to complete. ECC will be running a series of 1-2-1 market engagement sessions online via a Teams meeting - to enable further exploration of the topics and to clarify any of the responses received. Details of what sessions will be available can be found in the information pack.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b5bf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079964-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2028 - 31 Mar 2032 4-5 years
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
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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
TLH East (England)
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

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