# 981\_19 Secure Shredding and Disposal

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [ESPO](/buyers/espo/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Chaffinch Document
- Award value: £8,000,000
- Tender value: £8,000,000
- Award date: 29 November 2019
- Published: 23 December 2019
- Contract start: 3 December 2019
- Contract end: 30 November 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a074b45b-c111-4a1c-aded-b054405e1a36-334117
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8a765b7d-e612-476d-b527-2ea21c5df295

## Description

ESPO is seeking to establish a national framework agreement for secure shredding and disposal services\. This will include onsite, offsite shredding by weight or console, High Security Shredding to CPNI, Uniform, Magnetic Media, Hard drive and X-ray Film Destruction\. Lot 1A: Onsite Shredding Based on Weight Lot 1B: Onsite Shredding Based on Frequency of Collections Made per Console Quantity Lot 2A: Offsite Shredding Based on Weight Lot 2B: Offsite Shredding Based on Frequency of Collections Made per Console Quantity The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 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 and 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 '981\_19'; \(d\) express an interest; \(e\) download the tender from the website\. Please note: The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 27/09/2019 Additional information: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Ltd, 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 Ltd 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 Ltd 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 '981\_19'; \(d\) express an interest; \(e\) download the tender from the website\. Please note: The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 midday, 27/09/2019

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a074b45b-c111-4a1c-aded-b054405e1a36-334117)