Award of Contract for Waste Collection, HWRC and Material Management and Street Cleansing Services

The provision of waste, recycling and environmental services in the Southend-on-Sea City Administrative Area. The services under the contract include collection of waste and recycling; operation of a waste transfer station; haulage of residual and bulky waste to treatment/disposal sites; operation of household waste and recycling centres; managing materials collected at the kerbside, household waste and recycling centres and fly tipping including sale or disposal for recycling and/or treatment; and street cleansing. Southend-on-Sea City Council ("The Authority") is a unitary council with responsibility for both waste collection and disposal. This contract is for the following services 1) Collection of waste and recycling a. Household Residual Waste collection; b. Household Dry Recycling collection; c. Household Food Waste collection; d. Household Garden Waste collection (chargeable service); e. Household Bulky Waste collection; f. Household Textiles collection; g. Household Small Electrical Appliances collection; h. Other non-domestic Waste and Recycling collection; i. Commercial Waste and Dry Recycling collection; j. Clinical Waste. 2) Operation of a waste transfer station 3) Operation of household waste and recycling centres 4) Managing materials a. Collected at the kerbside; b. HWRCs; c. Fly tipping; and d. Sale or disposal for recycling and/or treatment. 5) Street cleansing:- a. Litter and Detritus cleansing; b. Jet Washing; c. Bus shelters; d. Washing footpaths, alleyways, underpasses etc.; e. Weed control; f. Beaches and foreshores; g. Graffiti and fly-posting removal; h. Removal of fly-tipped materials and abandoned Waste; i. Hazardous Waste and chemical spills; j. Litter bins; k. Removal of seasonal fall; l. Shopping and other trolleys; m. Removal of dead animals; n. Rapid response and road traffic accidents; o. Special events; p. Removal of litter from lakes etc.; q. Deep cleansing/ chewing gum removal; r. Erection of signs. 6) Other Services: a. Management of Waste; b. Haulage of residual and bulky waste to treatment/disposal sites; c. Asset management; d. Contingency arrangements.