Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c25-1948-72be-a9dc-f03fb3c58129/bio-waste-treatment-transfer-and-transport-services-framework awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Bio-waste Treatment, Transfer and Transport Services Framework [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £32,400,000 Published 30 Dec 2018 Deadline Closed 2 Dec 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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) 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. ## CPV classification Refuse and waste related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6a1f9f7c-34c7-42b5-8a04-b6969394db4d) 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)