Official UK procurement notice
0981 Bio-Waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought16 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionssex County Council (ECC) and Southend-on-Sea City Council (SCC) are seeking to procure Transfer, Treatment and Disposal Services for source segregated municipal bio-wastes arising in the county of Essex and the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea. The contract will be lotted as follows:
Lot 1: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 40,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 2: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 20,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 3: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 16,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 4: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 14,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 5: Treatment of Green Waste Only - ECC - 10,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 6 – Treatment of Food Waste Only - ECC and SCC – 20,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 7: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 15,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 8: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 9: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 5,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 10 – Treatment of Green Waste Only - SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
Lot 11: Treatment of Green Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 2024) – 20,500 tonnes per annum maximum
Lot 12: Treatment of Food Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 24) - 10,000 tonnes per annum maximum
Lot 13: Transfer and Transport (Haulage) - ECC – Brentwood – 6,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)
Lot 14: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Basildon – 19,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)
Lot 15: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Rochford – 12,500 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)
Lot 16: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Castle Point – 9,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)
CPV: Composting services · For waste disposal · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse transport services · Removal services of biological waste · Waste transfer station
Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure
16 lots · no lot values published · win at most 16 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 40,000 tonnes per annumAwardedRenewal
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.
Lot #2Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 20,000 tonnes per annumAwardedRenewal
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.
Lot #3Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 16,000 tonnes per annumAwardedRenewal
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.
Lot #4Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 14,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #5Treatment of Green Waste Only - ECC - 10,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #6Treatment of Food Waste Only - ECC and SCC – 20,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #7Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 15,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #8Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #9Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 5,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #10Treatment of Green Waste Only - SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #11Treatment of Green Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 2024) – 20,500 tonnes per annum maximumCancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #12Treatment of Food Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 24) - 10,000 tonnes per annum maximumAwardedRenewal
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.
Lot #13Transfer and Transport (Haulage) - ECC – Brentwood – 6,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)CancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #14Transfer and Transport - ECC – Basildon – 19,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)CancelledRenewal
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.
Lot #15Transfer and Transport - ECC – Rochford – 12,500 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)AwardedRenewal
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.
Lot #16Transfer and Transport - ECC – Castle Point – 9,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier Commencement date - Earlier commencement date (from January 23)AwardedRenewal
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.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 25
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Open procedure
- 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
- 11 Aug 2022, 13:36 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2023, 18:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN625840- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003331- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035affFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: 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. Bidders are advised there is a short turn around time for acceptance of Awarded Lots at the Outcome stage, full details of this condition are explained in Document 1. 0981 - Open ITT Bidder Guidance v1.0, Page 8, Paragraph 20.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
Timeline
11 Aug 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened11 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published2 Feb 2023, 18:13 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2023, 18:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast10 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Lot 1: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 40,000 tonnes per annum · Birch Airfield Composting Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £8,236,035
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 12: Treatment of Food Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 24) - 10,000 tonnes per annum maximum · East London BiogasSME
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £1,158,617
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 15: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Rochford – 12,500 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23) · Hadleigh Salvage LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £2,698,005
- Period
- … – 1 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 16: Transfer and Transport - ECC – Castle Point – 9,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23) · Hadleigh Salvage RecyclingSME
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £1,992,630
- Period
- … – 1 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 2: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 20,000 tonnes per annum · Envar Composting LimitedSME
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £7,011,635
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 3: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 16,000 tonnes per annum · Biogen UK LimitedSME
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £3,882,475
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 4: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 14,000 tonnes per annum
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £3,408,201
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 5: Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £2,119,469
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 6 – Treatment of Food Waste Only - ECC and SCC – 20,000 tonnes per annum
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £4,151,564
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 7: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 15,000 tonnes per annum
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £3,108,703
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 8: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £2,065,841
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Lot 9: Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 5,000 tonnes per annum
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2023
- Value
- £1,022,979
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 40,000 tonnes per annum | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 20,000 tonnes per annum | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 16,000 tonnes per annum | 4bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Treatment of Green Waste Only – ECC – 14,000 tonnes per annum | 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Treatment of Green Waste Only - ECC - 10,000 tonnes per annum | 5bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Treatment of Food Waste Only - ECC and SCC – 20,000 tonnes per annum | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 7 · Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 15,000 tonnes per annum | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 8 · Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 10,000 tonnes per annum | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 9 · Treatment of Food Waste Only – ECC and SCC – 5,000 tonnes per annum | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 12 · Treatment of Food Waste Only - Tonnage with later commencement date (estimated from April 24) - 10,000 tonnes per annum maximum | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 15 · Transfer and Transport - ECC – Rochford – 12,500 tonnes per annum - Earlier commencement date (from January 23) | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 16 · Transfer and Transport - ECC – Castle Point – 9,000 tonnes per annum - Earlier Commencement date - Earlier commencement date (from January 23) | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Southend-on-Sea City CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice- Biogen (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
- Biogen(UK) LtdAwarded supplier
- Birch Airfield Composting Services LtdAwarded supplier
- East London BiogasAwarded supplier
- Envar Composting LtdAwarded supplier
- Hadleigh Salvage LtdAwarded supplier
- Hadleigh Salvage RecyclingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.