# 378\_20 Hazardous & Specialist Waste Services \(including Site Clearances\)

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by ESPO.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [ESPO](/buyers/espo/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Acumen Waste Services](/suppliers/acumen-waste-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £7,500,000
- Tender value: £10,000,000
- Award date: 17 August 2020
- Published: 17 September 2020
- Contract start: 18 August 2020
- Contract end: 17 August 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f11f9007-0e9c-424d-91b8-8a0dad751d1d-381709
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-32c4dad6-e776-4f63-bb9d-47dfb3ab5d2d

## Description

An ESPO national framework for the provision of hazardous and specialist waste services including the collection and disposal of hazardous waste, bulk specialist wastes, liquid waste and oil, and waste from site clearances\. Lot 1: Collection and Disposal of Hazardous Waste - Collection and disposal of a range of hazardous wastes including, but not limited to, acids, alkaline batteries, battery acid, cleaning chemicals, laboratory chemicals, fluorescent tubes, aerosols, duplicator fluids, flammable solids and liquids, oils, WEEE, toxics, toxic solids and water-based waste\. Lot 2: Collection and Disposal of Specialist Waste Streams \(dry mixed waste, green waste, wood waste and hardcore /rubble waste\) - Collection and disposal of a range of waste streams including, but not limited to, dry mixed waste, green waste, wood waste, and hardcore / rubble waste\. Lot 3: Collection and Disposal of Liquid Waste and Oil - Collection and disposal of a range of liquid wastes including, but not limited to, waste oil, contaminated water, cesspit waste, waste from drainage interceptors and sludge waste\. Lot 4: Collection and Disposal of Waste from Site Clearances \(including furniture\) - Collection and disposal of a range of wastes resulting from site, buildings and facilities clearances\. These wastes may include, but not be limited to, dry mixed waste, recyclables and furniture\. The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months\. The total estimated value stated includes the option period\. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement\. As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies \(defined at https://www\.espo\.org/ESPO/media/Documents/FAQs/ESPO-s\_powers\_to\_trade\_\_website\_-2016-12-22\.pdf\) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments \(including Academies\); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament\. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: http://www\.espo\.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal To tender: \(a\) Go to www\.eastmidstenders\.org, \(b\) Register \(c\) Search for tender opportunity '378\_20' d\) Express an interest \(e\) Download the tender from the website\. Please note: the closing date/time for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 12/05/2020\. Additional information: The following information is applicable to all lots: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector\. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement \(the Second Framework\) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself\. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation\. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation\. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only\. To tender: \(a\) Go to www\.eastmidstenders\.org, \(b\) Register \(c\) Search for tender opportunity '378\_20' d\) Express an interest \(e\) Download the tender from the website\. Please note: the closing date/time for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 13/03/2020\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f11f9007-0e9c-424d-91b8-8a0dad751d1d-381709)