Official UK procurement notice
Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council (ECC) sought 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.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£26,589,847
- Economic & financial standing
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Health and Safety
Bidders are required to have a Health and Safety Policy that complies with current legislative requirements.
- E-Procurement
Bidders are required to be able to receive orders sent electronically to a central email address.
- Information Handling and Security
Bidders are required to self-certify that they can comply with the Authorities data Protection requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
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.
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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 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 (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Environmental Management
Bidders that have been convicted of breaching environmental legislation, or had any notice…
- Technical & professional ability
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.
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Mar 2026, 17:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 May 2026
- Authority reference
C034PA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040789- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067348Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 May 2026, 10:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
24 Mar 2026 → 10 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published211 days ago24 Mar 2026, 17:27 GMT
- Tender notice published169 days ago5 May 2026, 08:42 BST
- Next notice expected169 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by162 days ago12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline155 days ago19 May 2026, 10:30 BST
- Assessment summaries sent149 days ago26 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by148 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends139 days ago4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts134 days ago10 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026- Planned procurement notice published24 Mar 2026, 17:27 GMTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published1 May 2026, 10:09 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 19 May 2026, 10:30 BST1 May 2026, 10:09 BST+3 days · was 15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 08:42 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £26,589,8475 May 2026, 08:42 BST
- Status changed to active5 May 2026, 08:42 BST
- Contract award notice published26 May 2026, 17:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 May 2026, 17:23 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 16:03 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Important information for interested suppliers. This notice has been updated to include draft documents of the specification and the technical questions. It has also been updated to give details of location information that will need to be provided to the Authority during the tendering period and how suppliers can find this information. The notice has also been amended to make clear the portal tha…
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 1 May 2026
- 2026-03: 1 release · 24 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED10 Jun 2026 – 9 Jun 2027 · up to 9 Jun 2037Extensions: 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. | £28,407,872 | 26 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £28,407,872
- Period
- 10 Jun 2026 – 9 Jun 2027 · up to 9 Jun 2037 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 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.
7 agreed KPIs: PS01 · PS02 · PS03 …
- PS01, The applicable individual Authorised Vehicle turnaround time measured at the Delivery Point(s) does not exceed the time stated in Appendix 6 to the Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification
- PS02, The Contractor has provided suitable weighbridge(s) and data handling systems at the Delivery Point(s) in accordance with section 4.2 of Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification
- PS03, Contractor reviews and submits, where necessary, updated Contractor Proposals or confirms no updates are required in accordance with section 1.2.5 of Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification. For the avoidance of doubt, this Performance Standard does not relate to the Contractor's adherence to the plans comprising the Contractor Proposals. Failure to adhere to the plans may result in Persistent Breach or Material Breach.
- PS04, The Contractor informs the Authority of RIDDOR notifiable Health and Safety breaches / incidents in accordance with section 14.1.6 of Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification.
- PS05, The Contractor submits accurate Monthly Service Reports in accordance with the requirements in Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification section 13.2
- PS06, The Contractor submits an accurate Annual Service Report in accordance with the requirements in Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification section 13.3
- PS07, Each weighbridge transaction (record) complies with the requirements of section 4.2 of Schedule 1 - Part 1 Services Specification.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCOUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED · South East England
- did not winCLEARAWAY RECYCLING LIMITED · East of England
- did not winDUNMOW SKIPS LTD · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CLEARAWAY RECYCLING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- DUNMOW SKIPS LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications This is a Draft of the Technical Questions for the Tender
- Bidding documents and specifications This is a Draft of the specification for the Tender.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender