- Value
- £4.4m
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2026 (12 days)
- Where
- East of England
- Lots
- 3
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032
In plain English
Essex County Council wants to hire mobile plant machinery, including repair and maintenance, to operate its waste transfer stations and recycling centres across Essex, split into 3 lots covering loading shovels and materials handlers of different sizes. The contract runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with an estimated value of £4,420,000.
Good fit for: Plant hire companies or waste-handling equipment suppliers who can supply and maintain heavy machinery over a long contract.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
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.
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 5 Oct 2026.
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