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Waste Service Mobile Plant

Essex County Council

Open Closes in 11 days

Key facts

Closing date
Tuesday 27 October 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Closes in 11 days
Buyer's estimated value
£4,420,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
Contract period
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2032
Procedure
Open procedure
Notice type
Tender notice (UK4)
Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
Yes

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored

Lot 1

  • Price 70%
  • Quality 30%

Lot 2

  • Price 70%
  • Quality 30%

Lot 3

  • Price 70%
  • Quality 30%
Conditions of participation (what you must show)

economic 1) 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. 2) Required Insurance The Bidder will be required to have in place prior to the Service Commencement Date (1st April 2027) the following levels of insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance £5 million; Public Liability In…

Contract length and extensions
31 Mar 2027 to 31 Mar 2032.
How to submit
Site Visits: The Authority will be hosting site visits for prospective bidders to see the working environment of the machines, these will take place on the 9th of October 2026 at a Waste Transfer Station and an Recycling Centre for Household Waste in the centre of Essex. Further details on the timi… Open open-uk.org ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
Changes the buyer has announced
  • Document section edited to add a guidance document on accessing the tender on Open.
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Framework
An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
Open for bids / closing date
You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
Clarification questions
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Conditions of participation
What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
Bids are scored on
How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
Lots
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Area (ITL)
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UK4 and other notice codes
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General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.

Description

Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000 tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory Waste Disposal Authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste. The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 5 Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex. Brief Overview of the Requirement: The Authority requires a number of machines to operate their WTSs and RCHWs. This tender is to procure hire, including repair and maintenance, of the following machines lotted as follows: Lot 1: 4 Loading Shovels (20 Tonne) to be used at the Waste Transfer Stations. Lot 2: 3 Materials Handlers (20 Tonne) to be used at the Waste Transfer Stations. Lot 3: 12 Materials Handlers (16 Tonne) to be used at the RCHWs.

Lots (3)

  1. Lot 1: Loading Shovels

    Value: £1,050,000 (excl. VAT)

    Hire and repair and maintenance of 4 Loading Shovels (20 Tonne) for moving waste material at Waste Transfer Station sites in Essex.

  2. Lot 2: Materials Handlers (WTS)

    Value: £720,000 (excl. VAT)

    Hire and repair and maintenance of 3 Materials Handlers (20 Tonne) for moving waste material at Waste Transfer Station sites in Essex.

  3. Lot 3: Materials Handlers (RCHWs)

    Value: £2,650,000 (excl. VAT)

    Hire and repair and maintenance of 12 Materials Handlers (16 Tonne) for moving waste material at Recycling Centres for Household Waste sites in Essex.