Closed tender

EPP0216 - Plastic Sacks Market Engagement

Details

Buyer: Essex County Council
Topic: Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
Published: 23 June 2025
Submission: 17 July 2025
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

THIS IS NOT OPEN MARKET ENGAGEMENT, ONLY SUPPLIERS ON ESPO REFUSE & RECYCLING PRODUCTS (860_22) FRAMEWORK (LOT 9 & 10) WILL BE ACCEPTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. Braintree District Council (BDC), supported by the Essex Procurement Partnership (EPP), is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform the upcoming procurement of a range of plastic sacks used in waste and recycling services. This engagement aims to gather insights from the market to help shape the final specification, ensure value for money, and support the Council’s environmental and operational objectives. We are inviting suppliers to provide feedback on the technical requirements, material specifications, and industry best practices for the supply of plastic sacks. Your input will be invaluable in helping us refine our approach and ensure the contract is aligned with market capabilities and innovation. Please note that this is not a call for competition or a pre-qualification exercise. Participation is voluntary and will not affect your eligibility in any future procurement process. This engagement is being run under ESPO Refuse & Recycling Framework (860_22) for lots 9 and 10. This has been combined for the market engagement exercise due to the supplier overlap. The mini competitions will be run separately. Keywords: sacks

Timeline

Completed: Tender published23 June 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date17 July 2025

About the buyer

Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. Larger opportunities are advertised through Open, the council's own tendering and contract management platform. Smaller and lower-value contract notices instead appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Place team commissions highways, waste, energy and transport work, including a dedicated Dynamic Purchasing System for bidders. Construction projects separately run through the Essex Construction Framework, a route for regional contractors. The People team commissions education, social care, adult support and public health services across the county.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

19640000 · Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@essex-county-council.gov