Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Essex County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Plan B Management Solutions Ltd SME
- Value
- £50,340
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Refuse and waste related services (CPV 90500000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published21 Feb 2026Published 143 days after the contract date
Description
The awarded contract for the rescheduling and delivery of waste and recycling collection services to meet the requirements of the Simpler Recycling reform (November 2024). The reform introduces mandatory separation of paper and card from other recyclable materials and requires the provision of communal waste and recycling collections across relevant properties. Under the awarded contract, the supplier will implement a revised collection model that supports: The separate collection of paper and card to ensure regulatory compliance, Dedicated or integrated communal collection services, and flexible collection arrangements capable of collecting sacks and containers on the same vehicle during the rounds.
About the supplier
Plan B Management Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05873377).