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Published 14 Mar 2024, 14:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

EPP0103 Integrated Recycling, Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Contract

Official notice

Authority: Tendring District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£220,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2024awarded 4 Dec 2025
Awarded to Veolia Environmental Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tendring District Council (the ‘Authority’) has procured the provision of a waste and recycling collection and street cleansing contract.

CPV: Refuse collection services · Street-cleaning and sweeping services · Street-sweeping services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Tendring District includes the tourist towns of Clacton, Frinton, Walton,…AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000,000

The Tendring District includes the tourist towns of Clacton, Frinton, Walton, Brightlingsea, Harwich and Manningtree. The district's main areas of population being seaside with the Centre of the district being rural. Residential property numbers for Tendring District of approximately 75,210 as of July 2024 with the Councils current local plan target of 550 new build properties per year and for 2022/23 had a recycling rate of 38.60%.

With the seafront areas within Tendring attracting tourists and visitors there are very wide seasonal variations in the level of use of the seafront and Town Centre areas by members of the public and in the amount of litter and waste generated. Additionally, every year a number of major public events on parts of the contract area take place which all generate the need for cleaning during and immediately after the event.

The successful bidder (the "Contractor") will provide the following services in the delivery of the Contract (the procurement documents provide further information about these elements of the services):

Waste Collection and Recycling Services:

  • Household residual waste collection
  • Household dry recycling collection
  • Household food waste collection
  • Household garden waste collection
  • Household Bulky waste collection
  • Commercial Waste and recycling service
  • Assisted Collections
  • Dry Mixed Recycling treatment / Materials management

Street cleansing service:

  • Mechanical and manual cleansing
  • Litter bin service.
  • Subways, footbridges and bridges.
  • Car park cleansing
  • Removal of fly-tipped materials and abandoned waste
  • Dead animals clearance
  • Seasonal leaf fall management.
  • Special events cleansing, summer season and night time economy
  • High speed road cleansing
  • Dog fouling removal
  • Seafront and beach area cleansing

Other Services:

  • Provision caged vehicle and resources

The Council owned depot, which is currently utilised by the incumbent contractor for the waste, recycling and street cleansing services will also be offered for use as part of this contract provision.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of eight (8) years with the option to extend period or any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further eight (8) years.Second stage: 3–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 65%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 5
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 65
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The Contractor shall have all necessary waste carriers licence(s) and environmental permit(s) for the delivery of the Services.

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Mar 2024, 14:13 GMT
Last source update
24 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
Authority reference
DN711618
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086189
Classification (CPV)
Refuse collection servicesStreet-cleaning and sweeping servicesStreet-sweeping services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04489e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Details are set out in the procurement documents

Publisher note: TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement. Full details of the scope and requirements for the opportunity will be set out in the tender documentation to be issued by the Authority. The procurement is being managed through the Authority's procurement portal. To be able to access the Selection Questionnaire document and the draft procurement documents, economic operators will need to register their company details on the portal. Interested economic operators are recommended to check that they can access the documents, and any problems should be reported to the helpdesk at https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/. The Authority reserves the right to abandon this procurement process at any stage following the publication of this Notice and/or not to award any contract in respect of this Notice. The Authority further reserves the right to award only part of the opportunity described in this Contract Notice, and/or to omit any part of the Services at any stage and to require bidders to adjust their solutions accordingly. The estimated value at Sections II.1.5 and II.2.6 is for the entire maximum possible contract period of sixteen (16) years. In arriving at the estimated value, the Authority has considered without limitation current value of the services, vehicles, fuel, an allowance for inflation, impact of growth and potential key service change to be permitted under the Contract. The estimated value takes into account indexation of the contract price based upon the most up to date information at the time of publishing this notice, which is anticipated to be a mechanism under the Contract, the specific terms of which are to be further explored through dialogue. The duration provided at Section II.2.7 is for the entire maximum possible contract period. The initial contract period is for eight (8) years but may be extended by up to a further eight (8) years. Vehicles in the fleet are anticipated to be predominantly financed by the Contractor and to be owned by the Authority. All applicants are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of the Selection Questionnaire and the procurement process as a whole. Under no circumstances will the Authority or any of its advisors be liable for any costs or expenses borne by any applicant or such applicant's associated organisations or any of its advisors in this process whether the applicant is successful or otherwise. Applicants should note that the procurement documentation provide indicative information of the Authority’s approach in the procurement process at this stage and are for general information only. The Authority reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documentation and final details and versions will be confirmed to those applicants who are invited to participate in dialogue

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
450 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Oct 2024 → 24 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    25 Nov 2024
  4. Notice published305 days ago
    24 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2024
  1. Published value published: £220,000,000
    16 Oct 2024, 19:01 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Oct 2024, 19:01 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    16 Oct 2024, 19:01 BST
  4. Deadline published: 15 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    16 Oct 2024, 19:01 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    16 Oct 2024, 19:01 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    24 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    24 Dec 2025, 16:23 GMT
Published amendments (4 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextShort Description · II.1.4Essex County Council is working with Tendring District Council, a Waste Collection Authority, and is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a future tender …Essex County Council is issuing a PIN on behalf of Tendring District Council, a Waste Collection Authority, and is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a …
—TextDescription of the procurement · 11.2.4The Council wishes to invite interested providers to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below; the closing date for this questionnaire is 28th March 2024. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL1quwy3cwqRCpHE9mZybFrdUNFlTVTQ3TVoyVlVaNEc2NElMWTNaUTZJQi4uThe Council wishes to invite interested providers to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below; the closing date for this questionnaire is 12pm (midday) on 2nd April 2024. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL1quwy3cwqRCpHE9mZybFrdUNFlTVTQ3TVoyVlVaNEc2NElMWTNaUTZJQi4u
—TextII.2.4 · II.2.4Tendring District Council currently has a seven plus seven year contract in place for the provision of kerbside household waste and recycling collection and street sweeping services contracts. The Street sweeping services contract, which includes the servicing of street litter and dog waste bins plus the cleaning of seafront and beach locations in the district is set to expire on the 31st December…Tendring District Council currently has a seven plus seven year contract in place for the provision of kerbside household waste and recycling collection and street sweeping services contracts. The Street sweeping services contract, which includes the servicing of street litter and dog waste bins plus the cleaning of seafront and beach locations in the district is set to expire on the 31st December…
—TextDEFAULT——

Essex County Council is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) update on behalf of Tendring District Council as notice to engage with the market and offer a Bidders Event focused on using ProContract, the Authority's e-Sourcing portal. The aim of this session is to enable prospective bidders who are unfamiliar with the ProContract platform to learn how to register to use the platform, as well…

3 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2024-04: 1 release · 29 Apr 2024
  • 2024-03: 3 releases · 14 Mar 2024, 27 Mar 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £28,934,0941 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Veolia Environmental Services£28,934,094 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • EPP0103 Integrated Recycling, Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Contract · Veolia Environmental Services

    Signed
    4 Dec 2025
    Value
    £28,934,094
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Tendring District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, East of England, CO16 1SEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Essex County CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Chelmsford, East of EnglandContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body The Strand

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria