Award of Medium-Term Residual Waste Treatment Contract to Indaver Rivenhall Limited

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Essex County Council awarded a contract to Indaver Rivenhall Limited for residual waste treatment services.

The contract covers the treatment of Contract Waste delivered by the Authority and/or its Approved Suppliers, divided into four lots: Lot 1 (175,000 tonnes per annum), Lot 2 (80,000 tonnes per annum), Lot 3 (40,000 tonnes per annum), and Lot 4 (42,000 tonnes per annum of bulky waste).

Essex County Council, as the Waste Disposal Authority, manages approximately 337,000 tonnes of residual and bulky waste annually in collaboration with 12 district, city, and borough councils.

The contractor will treat waste in accordance with tendered proposals, including guaranteed recycling and recovery rates.

Payment includes a monthly base payment covering at least the Bidback percentage guaranteed minimum tonnage per year, up to a maximum Bidback value of 80% of the lot tonnage.

The contractor may be requested to handle volumes up to 20% higher than the awarded lot tonnages each contract year.

The contract has an initial term of seven years, with an option to extend by agreement for up to a further seven years.

The contract value is £1,139,000,000.