Refuse and waste related services

Tender description

Essex County Council (ECC) and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (Southend) are seeking to procure Bio-waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services via a Framework for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea. Providers will be appointed to the Framework for various lots as described in the Services Specification set out in the Framework Agreement, namely: 1) Green Waste Only; 2) Food Waste Only; 3) Mixed Green and Food Waste and 4) Transfer and Transport (Haulage). The Framework will appoint Providers on a site neutral basis and ECC will at its discretion allow only existing Framework Providers to add new disposal point(s) subject to Providers complying with the conditions of award set out in Part B of the Invitation to Tender relating to this Framework and any requirements defined under a Mini Competition. There will be no guarantee of any Service Orders under this Framework. Receipt and treatment of green garden waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which meets the PAS 100/Quality Protocol quality standard (as may be amended from time to time) or equivalent for the county of Essex and the unitary authority of Southend-on-Sea. The Framework will appoint Providers on a site neutral basis and ECC will at its discretion allow only existing Framework Providers to add new disposal point(s) subject to Providers complying with the conditions of award set out in Part B of the Invitation to Tender relating to this Framework and any requirements defined under a Mini Competition. There will be no guarantee of any Service Orders under this Framework. The estimated value (11.2.6) represents an upper limit for the Authority. 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 Southend-on-Sea. The Framework will appoint Providers on a site neutral basis and ECC will at its discretion allow only existing Framework Providers to add new disposal point(s) subject to Providers complying with the conditions of award set out in Part B of the Invitation to Tender relating to this Framework and any requirements defined under a Mini Competition. There will be no guarantee of any Service Orders under this Framework. The estimated value (11.2.6) represents an upper limit for the Authority. Receipt and treatment of any combination of green garden waste and food waste in accordance with all relevant legislation to produce a marketable end product which (dependent on treatment type) meets 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 Southend-on-Sea. The Framework will appoint Providers on a site neutral basis and ECC will at its discretion allow only existing Framework Providers to add new disposal point(s) subject to Providers complying with the conditions of award set out in Part B of the Invitation to Tender relating to this Framework and any requirements defined under a Mini Competition. There will be no guarantee of any Service Orders under this Framework. The estimated value (11.2.6) represents an upper limit for the Authority. Receipt, bulk and transport of Municipal Bio-Waste originating from a variety of waste operations to dedicated treatment plants/disposal points as directed by the Customer. The Framework will appoint Providers on a site neutral basis and ECC will at its discretion allow only existing Framework Providers to add new disposal point(s) subject to Providers complying with the conditions of award set out in Part B of the Invitation to Tender relating to this Framework and any requirements defined under a Mini Competition. There will be no guarantee of any Service Orders under this Framework. The estimated value (11.2.6) represents an upper limit for the Authority.