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title: "Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract"
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# Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/persistent-organic-pollutants-waste-treatment-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-067348). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Essex County Council: "Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £26,589,847. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 May 2026, 10:30 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Essex County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-county-council-ons-e10000012)
- **Published Value:** £26,589,847 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 May 2026 at 10:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse and waste related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £28,407,872 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 8 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/persistent-organic-pollutants-waste-treatment-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-067348#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067348`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/persistent-organic-pollutants-waste-treatment-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-067348#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/persistent-organic-pollutants-waste-treatment-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-067348#participate

## Description
Essex 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £26,589,847

- **Contract Period:** 09/06/2026 to 09/06/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:05103813`
  - Value: £28,407,872 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 25/05/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,407,872
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040789-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-10T15:03:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T18:45:58.990Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067348