Waste Service Mobile Plant
Description: Background: 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 has a requirement for a variety of plant machine vehicles across a variety of sites throughout the county, ECC is publishing a survey which is intended to enable Essex further develop it's (read more...)
Summary: Essex County Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the acquisition of mobile plant machines to manage waste effectively across its facilities. The procurement process, which includes a premarket engagement phase, aims to gather information from suppliers to develop the upcoming tender. The focus is on acquiring 20-tonne material handlers, loading shovels, and 16/17 tonne material handlers to be used across Recycling Centres for Household Waste and Waste Transfer Stations in Essex. This engagement process will conclude on the 14th of August 2026. The initiative is part of a broader effort to manage Essex's considerable waste, with future procurement steps planned to start the contract on the 1st of April 2027 and end on the 31st of March 2032. Providers interested in participating should note that this engagement is an information-gathering exercise under UK's sub-central government regulations for goods and services.