Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Lancaster House Lancaster Way, Ermine Business Park
HUNTINGDON
PE296XU
Contact
Colleen Paternoster
cpaternoste@anglianwater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH - East of England
Companies House
02366656
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Disposal Routes for Screenings Waste
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Screening waste is Anglian Water's largest waste stream by tonnage at approximately 7000-8000 tonnes annually across the Anglian Water region, all of which is sent to landfill as that is currently the only viable outlet. This equates to 88% of the wastes Anglian Water send to landfill (2021/22 data). The screenings waste (EWC 19 08 01) is prominently made up of wet wipe, sanitary products, and other wastes that are screened out before the Water Recycling Centre treatment processes.
There is a desire to move away from landfill with its negative environmental impacts and increase company reputation and promote our circularity by viewing the wastes as a resource or product.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE1 - East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
- UKH - East of England
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance
Site Details including tonnes produced in 2022 Calendar Year
Great Billing WRC, Northampton - 548
Broadholme WRC, Wellingborough - 510
Whitlingham WRC, Norwich - 433
Colchester WRC, Colchester - 385
Cotton Valley WRC, Milton Keynes - 347
Cliff Quay WRC, Ipswich - 336
Chelmsford WRC, Chelmsford - 322
Flag Fen WRC, Peterborough - 291
Cambridge WRC, Cambridge - 272
Canwick WRC, Lincoln - 266
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Anglian Water is the largest water and water recycling company in England and Wales by geographic area. We supply water and water recycling services to almost seven million people in the East of England.
Anglian Water has 1,077 Water Recycling Centres that all carry out screening activities on incoming sewage, prior to the site's operations. This is required to collect, transport, treat and sustainably recycle all associated sludge that arise from the processing of sewage, a bi-product of the treatment of wastewater at our water recycling centres (WRCs).
Currently screenings are produced on every WRC (Water Recycling Centre) in the AWS (Anglian Water Services) region. The tonnage that is produced is proportional to the size of the surrounding population and incoming sewage. We anticipate that solutions offered with be sited within our geographic operational area or within close proximity, where solutions are offered from neighbouring areas.
There is a desire to move away from landfill to a more environmentally sensitive waste disposal route and promote our circularity by viewing the wastes as a resource or product.
The number of landfills in the UK is decreasing as they close to screenings waste - landfill availability is predicted to drop by 50% in the next 5 years. Some operators have already stopped accepting the 'water discount,' which we receive for the water content of the waste (currently 52% discount on landfill tax). Both factors are likely to increase the gate fees AW (Anglian Water) pay to deposit the wastes - losing the water discount loss could result in a significant increase to the cost of disposal.
We are seeking information on the available technologies available on the market for screenings recycling. We are seeking viable alternative waste disposal routes for our screening's wastes (European Waste Code 19 08 01). Solutions need to consider the disposal route for the screenings waste and management of any resultant products, bi-products, and residual wastes.
We are open to the idea the final product is returned to AWS for onward use (if applicable for proposed solution).
We are open to considering options that fulfil the entire 8900 tonnes of screenings waste (2021/22 data) need or a proportion of, although we would only consider proposals that could guarantee 100% diversion from landfill for the screening wastes.
We are open to the idea of working collaboratively with other water company(s) to increase the tonnes of screenings processed.
Any proposals involving recycling products to agricultural land would need to fully comply with all appropriate legislation & codes of practise, including the Safe Sludge Matrix and BAS (Biosolids Assurance Scheme) Standard where applicable.
Any proposals should highlight positive carbon impacts, which would aid Anglian Water's net zero carbon goal. A low carbon alternative solution would be preferable as it would promote our circularity and further progress to the net zero carbon goal.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
30 June 2023
Local time
11:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
If you have experience in this area please provide at a minimum the following information and email this detail to:
• Company Name:
• Contact details:
• Location, telephone and e-mail address:
• Main point of contact and position in Company:
• Details of your company's core skills in relation to the services outlined in the notice:
• Services offered:
• Example projects / services:
Once you have emailed the above email address, Kate will issue you an initial holding email & will then follow up with an initial "teams" meeting.