0930 Bio-Waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services

A Tender Notice
by ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£-£67M
Sector
ENVIRONMENT
Published
10 Jun 2022
Delivery
01 Apr 2023 to 31 Mar 2028
Deadline
13 Jul 2022 11:00

Concepts

Location

Essex:

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Description

Essex County Council (ECC) and Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) are seeking to procure Bio-waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea. The contract will be lotted as follows: Lot 1A: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 40,000 tonnes per annum Lot 1B: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 20,000 tonnes per annum Lot 1C: Treatment of Green Waste Only - ECC - 16,000 tonnes per annum Lot 1D: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 14,000 tonnes per annum Lot 1E: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 10,000 tonnes per annum Lot 1F: Treatment of Green Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 2024) – 20,500 tonnes per annum maximum Lot 2 – Treatment of Green Waste Only - SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3A – Treatment of Food Waste Only - ECC and SCC – 20,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3B: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 15,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3C: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3D: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 5,000 tonnes per annum Lot 3E: Treatment of Food Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 24) - 10,000 tonnes per annum maximum Lot 4A: Transfer and Transport (Haulage) - ECC – Brentwood – 6,000 tonnes per annum Lot 4B: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Basildon – 19,000 tonnes per annum Lot 4C: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Rochford – 12,500 tonnes per annum Lot 4D: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Castle Point – 9,000 tonnes per annum

Lot Division

2 Treatment of Green Waste Only - SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the PAS 100/Quality Protocol or PAS110/Quality protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for SCC. SCC are considering their options with regards to green waste disposal therefore we have included their requirement as a separate lot from ECC's should they wish to take up any tonnage through this contract. This lot will be based on a zero-minimum tonnage.
2 Lot 1A: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 40,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the compost PAS 100/Quality Protocol or anaerobic digestate PAS 110/Quality Protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the County of Essex. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
3 Lot 1B: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 20,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the compost PAS 100/Quality Protocol or anaerobic digestate PAS 110/Quality Protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the County of Essex. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
4 Lot 1C: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 16,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the compost PAS 100/Quality Protocol or anaerobic digestate PAS 110/Quality Protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the County of Essex. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
5 Lot 1D: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 14,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the compost PAS 100/Quality Protocol or anaerobic digestate PAS 110/Quality Protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the County of Essex. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
6 Lot 1E: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the compost PAS 100/Quality Protocol or anaerobic digestate PAS 110/Quality Protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the County of Essex. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
7 Lot 1F: Treatment of Green Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 2024) – 20,500 tonnes per annum maximum

Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either the compost PAS 100/Quality Protocol or anaerobic digestate PAS 110/Quality Protocol standards (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the County of Essex. Lot 1F has an anticipated Service Commencement Date of 01/04/2024, however this date is subject to change and will be confirmed prior to signature of the contract for this lot. There will be zero Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) for this lot.
8 Lot 3A – Treatment of Food Waste Only (ECC and SCC) – 20,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of separately collected food waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either PAS 100/Quality Protocol or PAS 110/Quality Protocol quality standard (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of SCC. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
9 Lot 3B: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 15,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of separately collected food waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either PAS 100/Quality Protocol or PAS 110/Quality Protocol quality standard (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of SCC. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
10 Lot 3C: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of separately collected food waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either PAS 100/Quality Protocol or PAS 110/Quality Protocol quality standard (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of SCC. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
11 Lot 3D: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 5,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt and treatment of separately collected food waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either PAS 100/Quality Protocol or PAS 110/Quality Protocol quality standard (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of SCC. The Contractor for this lot will be provided with Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) equivalent to 70% of their awarded tonnage in each Contract Year.
12 Lot 3E: Treatment of Food Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 24) - 10,000 tonnes per annum maximum

Receipt and treatment of separately collected food waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets (dependent on treatment type) either PAS 100/Quality Protocol or PAS 110/Quality Protocol quality standard (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of SCC. Lot 3E has an anticipated Service Commencement Date of 01/04/2024, however this date is subject to change and will be confirmed prior to signature of the contract for this lot. There will be zero Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) for this lot.
13 Lot 4A: Transfer and Transport (Haulage) - ECC – Brentwood – 6,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt of waste at agreed Contractor Tipping Points for bulking and onward transport of Municipal Biowaste originating from a variety of waste operations to dedicated treatment facilities/disposal points as directed by the Customer. The Authority will also be direct delivering tonnage through its own transport arrangements. There will be zero Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) for this lot.
14 Lot 4B: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Basildon – 19,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt of waste at agreed Contractor Tipping Points for bulking and onward transport of Municipal Biowaste originating from a variety of waste operations to dedicated treatment facilities/disposal points as directed by the Customer. The Authority will also be direct delivering tonnage through its own transport arrangements. There will be zero Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) for this lot.
15 Lot 4C: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Rochford – 12,500 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt of waste at agreed Contractor Tipping Points for bulking and onward transport of Municipal Biowaste originating from a variety of waste operations to dedicated treatment facilities/disposal points as directed by the Customer. The Authority will also be direct delivering tonnage through its own transport arrangements. There will be zero Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) for this lot.
16 Lot 4D: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Castle Point – 9,000 tonnes per annum
  • Duration: 5 year

Receipt of waste at agreed Contractor Tipping Points for bulking and onward transport of Municipal Biowaste originating from a variety of waste operations to dedicated treatment facilities/disposal points as directed by the Customer. The Authority will also be direct delivering tonnage through its own transport arrangements. There will be zero Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT) for this lot.

CPV Codes

  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
  • 77120000 - Composting services
  • 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
  • 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
  • 45232470 - Waste transfer station
  • 90524300 - Removal services of biological waste

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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 II.1.5 of this contract notice is the total estimated contract value including the maximum five year extension period with an inflation estimate included. For this tender the Authority will be using the ProContract (aka Due North) eSourcing portal https://procontract.due-north.com throughout the procurement process, and all communications with Essex County Council relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal's messaging system. Supplier registration on the portal is free of charge and can be done via: https://procontract.due-north.com/ 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.

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