0928 Residual Waste Disposal Contract

Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to procure Residual waste Disposal Services for the county of Essex. The contract will be Lotted as follows: Lot 1: Disposal of Residual Waste - 200,000 tonnes per annum Lot 2: Disposal of Residual Waste - 100,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3: Disposal of Residual Waste - 50,000 tonnes per annum

Additional information: ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Residual Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions The successful contractor will ensure Contract Waste is disposed of in a compliant manner whilst maximising recycling and recovery where possible The Contractor will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 80% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year The contractor may be required to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded lot tonnages each Contract year The contract has a duration of 7 years with an option to extend the term for up to a further 7 years if agreed by the Authority and otherwise provided for in the contract Details of the requirements can be found in the ITT pack. ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Residual Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions The successful contractor will ensure Contract Waste is disposed of in a compliant manner whilst maximising recycling and recovery where possible The Contractor will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 80% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year The contractor may be required to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded lot tonnages each Contract year The contract has a duration of 7 years with an option to extend the term for up to a further 7 years if agreed by the Authority and otherwise provided for in the contract Details of the requirements can be found in the ITT pack. ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 350,000 tonnes of residual waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Residual Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions The successful contractor will ensure Contract Waste is disposed of in a compliant manner whilst maximising recycling and recovery where possible The Contractor will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 80% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year The contractor may be required to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded lot tonnages each Contract year The contract has a duration of 7 years with an option to extend the term for up to a further 7 years if agreed by the Authority and otherwise provided for in the contract Details of the requirements can be found in the ITT pack. The Council 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 this contract notice is the total estimated contract value excluding the maximum seven year extension period with an inflation estimate included.

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It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity. The Council 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. The Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise.

Essex County Council 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. Essex County Council 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, Essex County Council 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.