Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract
Estimated value
£26.6m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
05 May 2026
Description
Essex County Council (ECC) is seeking to procure services for the treatment and disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste (POPs). The successful contractor will be required to make arrangements for the safe disposal of up to 6,500 tonnes per annum of waste upholstered domestic seating (or similar) containing or suspected of containing POPs collected from ECC's network of recycling centres and other collection points including Waste Collection Authority depots and any other third parties as required. All POPs waste will be delivered to the contractor by the Authority, its agents or third parties. The contract is for an initial one (1) year period, and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further ten (10) years. No exclusivity or guaranteed minimum tonnage will be offered in respect of this contract. The Contractor may be requested to dispose of volumes up to 50% higher than awarded in any contract year by agreement.
Scope
- Reference
- C034PA
- Total value
- £26,589,847 excluding VAT£31,907,816 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 09 Jun 2026 to 09 Jun 2027Possible extension to 09 Jun 2037
An extension option could be used if the service is still required in it's current form and the supplier has been performing well. The contract is for an initial one (1) year period, and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further ten (10) years.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 90500000
- Contract locations
- East of England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 75.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 25.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
1) Financial Capacity ECC has a bespoke 'Financial Assessment Form' spreadsheet, which uses the organisation's financial ratios to categorise financial risk levels. For Bidder's whose completed 'Financial Assessment Form' returns a 'high' or 'very high' risk level, the Authority requires a Parent Company Guarantee, bank bond, performance bond, or equivalent, upon the Authority's request and to the Authority's satisfaction, in order to meet the financial capacity conditions. 2) Required Insurance The Bidder will be required to have in place prior to the Service Commencement Date (14th August) the following levels of insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance £5 million; Public Liability Insurance £5 million; Professional Indemnity Insurance £2 million 3) Modern Slavery Relevant commercial organisations subject to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 will need to confirm they are fully compliant with this legislation by Service Commencement Date. 4) Equality and Diversity Bidders that have been had an investigation of unlawful discrimination upheld by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, or any other court or equivalent body, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar unlawful discrimination recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction. 5) Environmental Management Bidders that have been convicted of breaching environmental legislation, or had any notice served upon it, as resulted in a fine in excess of £1m in the last three years by an environmental regulator or authority, will need to provide evidence that they have implemented adequate remedial actions to prevent similar breaches recurring, to the Authority's satisfaction. 6) Health and Safety Bidders are required to have a Health and Safety Policy that complies with current legislative requirements. 7) E-Procurement Bidders are required to be able to receive orders sent electronically to a central email address. 8) Information Handling and Security Bidders are required to self-certify that they can comply with the Authorities data Protection requirements.
Bidders are asked to confirm whether they have managed a contract or contracts for the treatment of waste upholstered domestic seating containing or suspected of containing Persistent Organic Pollutants within the past three years. For the avoidance of doubt, the treatment does not have to have occurred in the UK.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 12 May 2026, 10:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 19 May 2026, 9:30 am
- Submission address
- Please refer to the C034PA Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract roject on https://procontract.due-north.com for the tender documents in full, for any clarification questions, and to submit responses. Bidders need to be registered on both Procontract and the Central Digital Platform to Tender. If you are not registered on the central digital platform you can find more information and register for free here: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/faq/en_GB/Central_Digital_Platform If you are not registered on ProContract you can register for free here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure