1014 Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment Contract

Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to procure residual waste treatment services for

Contract Waste delivered to the Contractor by the Authority and/or its Approved Suppliers.

The Service requirements will be divided into four separate contract Lots as follows:

Lot 1: WCA Residual Waste - 175,000 tonnes per annum

Lot 2: WCA Residual Waste - 80,000 tonnes per annum

Lot 3: WCA Residual Waste - 40,000 tonnes per annum

Lot 4: Bulky Waste - 42,000 tonnes per annum

ECC is the Waste Disposal Authority for Essex and is responsible for the management of circa 337,000 tonnes of Residual Waste and Bulky Waste per annum. ECC works with 12 district, city and borough councils that make up the Waste Collection Authorities across Essex. This contract is being procured to ensure Contract Waste is disposed of through the most economic and sustainable solutions.

The successful contractor(s) will ensure Contract Waste is treated in accordance with the tendered proposals including the guaranteed recycling and recovery rates proposed.

The Contractor will be paid a monthly base payment that ensures the Contractor receives payment for at least their Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 80% of the lot tonnage.

The Contractor may be requested to dispose of waste volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded lot tonnages each Contract year.

The Contract will have an initial term of seven (7) years and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further seven (7) years.

Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender pack on ProContract.