Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbc-64cd-7195-8910-b3feae2d5154/waste-composition-analysis pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Waste Composition Analysis [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £500,000 Published 22 Sept 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - 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) is currently looking to procure a waste composition analysis service that analyses and helps the Authority to better understand the composition of residual waste both across the 12 Waste Collection Authorities (WCAs) and the Authority's 21 recycling centres. In collaboration with its partners, ECC is currently responsible for the handling of residual waste from roughly 650,000 households, or approximately 1.6 million people. Every year, around 700,000 tonnes of household waste are created in Essex, with 87% collected at the kerbside and 13% received at the Authority's recycling centres. The objectives of commissioning this Waste Composition Analysis are: • to obtain a statistically representative baseline composition analysis of kerbside collected residual waste at an individual WCA level. • to obtain a statistically representative baseline composition analysis of residual waste at the Authority's recycling centres • to measure the impact of actions and activities to reduce waste and recycle more through further repeat analysis work. • The council would also be interested to understand capability for/experience of knowledge transfer and training for local authority officers on compositional studies. • The council may also seek to commission participation studies as part of this procurement, and would welcome comment on supplier experience of this additional service. If you feel that you can meet the Council's objectives, please submit an Expression of Interest and respond to the questionnaire pack. The questionnaire pack and more details can be located via the Council's e-sourcing portal, ProContract: [procontract.due-north.com/Login](https://procontract.due-north.com/Login). Log in as a Supplier and search the following: DN690692 / Waste Composition Analysis. If you do not have an account, supplier registration is free of charge at [procontract.due-north.com/Register](https://procontract.due-north.com/Register) and it provides access to all current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations. The deadline for the questionnaire responses is Friday 27th October 2023 at 4:00pm; all responses must be submitted via ProContract. Please note that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. It should also be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process for a future opportunity Read full description ## CPV classification Waste analysis services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/70a79048-e7bc-4004-a186-6705161c9bfd) 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. 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