Services-Contract-Storage of Biosolids · UK public procurement notice

A detailed description covering what is to be stored,

• The Company are looking for potential storage locations for the storing of its Biosolids. The Company’s Biosolids is a treated sewage sludge destined to be recycled in to Agriculture. All of the Company’s Biosolids are treated and certified by Biosolids Assurance Scheme (BAS)
• The Company requires an additional maximum storage capacity of 30,000 tonnes for its Biososlids.
• The Company’s Biosolids comes in cake form (semi solids) at an average of 20 -30 % Dry Solids and is stackable up to 2m high on covered storage and potentially 1 m high on open storage when stored in windrows with sufficient space between each pile. (Potential suppliers should utilise 800kg/m2 for open storage and 1.5tonne/ m2 for covered storage capacity calculations).
• Due to the logistics and the administrations involved, the Company are ideally looking for covered storage with a capacity of over 1000 tonne’s (over 667 m2) or open concrete pads of over 2000 tonnes (over 2500 m2).
• Biosolids storages typically require a suitable Environmental permit from the EA/ with EWC codes including 19 08 05, 09 02 06 or 19 06 06.
• However, Environment Agency has published Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 253 which allows non-permitted storage locations to be utilised for Biosolids storage until August 2022. Non-permitted storage facilities must be able to meet the conditions outlined on the RPS253.
• Both tipper and artic access to the Company’s sites are preferred.
• Storage facilities must be amenable from odour sensitivity.
• Other logistical support services (eg: unloading, stockpiling on the facility and reloading etc.) and record keeping facilities (eg: weight bridge, site security, tractability) are preferable but not essential. Any supplier able to offer such services should price these separate to the hire of the storage facility. Additional information: If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the United Utilities Regulatory Procurement Team mailbox:

[email protected]

• Company Name
• Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company

The response deadline is the 01/03/2022 at 14.00