Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd9-92c7-73aa-b7c4-ef71e7683b78/persistent-organic-pollutants-waste-treatment-contract awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste Treatment Contract [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £26,589,847 Published 10 Jul 2026 Deadline Closed 19 May 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Essex County Council (ECC) sought to procure services for the treatment and disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants Waste (POPs). The successful contractor will be required to make arrangements for the safe disposal of up to 6,500 tonnes per annum of waste upholstered domestic seating (or similar) containing or suspected of containing POPs collected from ECC's network of recycling centres and other collection points including Waste Collection Authority depots and any other third parties as required. All POPs waste will be delivered to the contractor by the Authority, its agents or third parties. The contract is for an initial one (1) year period, and may be extended by agreement in any number of periods not exceeding a total of a further ten (10) years. No exclusivity or guaranteed minimum tonnage will be offered in respect of this contract. The Contractor may be requested to dispose of volumes up to 50% higher than awarded in any contract year by agreement. ## CPV classification Refuse and waste related services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-067348-2026-07-10T16:03:55+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-067348-2026-07-10T16:03:55+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Essex County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) [Sector More Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [SHWD Cleaning · South Hams District Council · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1e5c-7112-a772-bb30d175a2ae/shwd-cleaning) [Pest Control Services · Yorkshire Housing Limited · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1ecb-72eb-99a2-28725729b3f4/pest-control-services) [Pest Control Services Concession 2027-30 (FH2610191) · The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-44f9-7309-afae-daba3a678a46/pest-control-services-concession-2027-30-fh2610191) [Invitation to Tender Window Cleaning Services - Wirral · Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1539a-cf1d-702b-9ffd-93cfa91d3c7c/invitation-to-tender-window-cleaning-services-wirral) [Refuse transport services – Odbiór odpadów komunalnych z terenu miasta Maków Mazowiecki · Miasto Maków Mazowiecki · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3f12-7325-9c2f-18eb44993615/poland-refuse-transport-services-odbior-odpadow-komunalnych-z-terenu-miasta) [Cleaning services – Úklidové služby pro budovy JP · České vysoké učení technické v Praze · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4b75-72e0-8073-c7b65b5d95d9/czechia-cleaning-services-uklidove-sluzby-pro-budovy-jp)