Essex County Council is seeking cabinet approval to extend its current residual (black bag) waste disposal contracts by a year, to the end of March 2025.
The extension comes in the wake of a tender earlier this year for a Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment contract for which there were no compliant bids.
The tender for Essex County Council’s contract for Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment will continue to be progressed and will be relaunched in January 2024, the Council has announced.
The council will continue to engage with the market in coming months ahead of the launch of the new tender in January.
A new long-term draft Waste Strategy for Essex was unveiled earlier this month by the Essex Waste Partnership and is currently out for consultation.
The Essex Waste Partnership comprises the county and 12 city, district, and borough councils working together to ensure cost-efficient and sustainable waste management in Essex. The consultation closes on 22 November 2023.
Councillor Peter Schwier, Climate Czar and Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling said:
We hope to continue working with our current waste disposal contractors in the short term, while we run our tender for medium-term arrangements in the new year.
“I would like to thank potential bidders for the medium-term tender for their patience and we look forward to further engaging with them in coming months. We will use the next few months to work with potential bidders to develop the final drafting and make the contract as appealing as possible, allowing sufficient time for a thorough procurement process.
“I would encourage all residents to have their say on the proposed longer-term plans for waste management in Essex by taking part in the current consultation.”
Take part in the draft Waste Strategy for Essex consultation.
Residual waste in Essex is currently being sent to landfill. The council aims to send zero waste to landfill by 2030.