AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Essex County Council has signed a landfill gas flare maintenance agreement with Landfill Systems Maintenance Limited for services across three landfill sites in Essex.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for Landfill Systems Maintenance Limited.
Market significanceThe published contract has a gross value of £180,000, with a five-year initial term and an optional 24-month extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LANDFILL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £180,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03017339. Supplier verification matched company number 03017339 to LANDFILL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE LIMITED. The contract linked to award 1 states £180,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Contract document 096384-2026 is dated 2026-10-13.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 has status 'active' and dateSigned of 2026-09-30.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£180,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 180000 GBP.
Lot-level value
96% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1 or award 1; the published contract value is linked to the single award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Initial term start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Initial term end
99% confidence30 September 2031
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2031-09-30.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 September 2033
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2033-09-30.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice 096384-2026 was published on 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLandfill gas flare maintenance across three landfill sites in Essex
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Published tender title and description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 50530000 — Repair and maintenance services of machinery
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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKH, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
99% confidenceFive years
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The period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional period of 24 months
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The renewal description states that the Authority may extend the agreement for one period of 24 months.
Maximum duration
99% confidenceSeven years if the extension is exercised
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The stated maximum extent date is 30 September 2033.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value
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The contract value is reported as amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was procured directly below threshold without competition.
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Published procurement method details state 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Commercial scale
92% confidence£180,000 gross across the published contract term, including any value represented by the contract record.
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Contract 1 reports a gross value of £180,000; no annualised or lot-level value is published.
Service continuity window
99% confidenceThe agreement provides an initial five-year maintenance period, with a buyer option for a further 24 months.
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Published contract period and renewal description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type and contract evidence
99% confidenceThe source is a Contract details notice and explicitly records an active contract with a signing date.
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Notice type is UK7 Contract details notice; contract 1 is active and has dateSigned 2026-09-30.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 03017339.
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Supplier verification status is verified, using company_number matching, with verified name LANDFILL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE LIMITED.
Unpublished competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender submissions, award evaluation and scoring.
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No such fields are present in the supplied record.
Unpublished allocation detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 contains only its identifier and complete status; award and lot value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender submissions, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published £180,000 value is a gross contract-level amount; no pricing breakdown or annual value is supplied.
- No submission deadline or tender-start date is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Essex County CouncilLandfill Systems Maintenance Limitedlandfill flare maintenancelandfill gas maintenancepublic procurementEssex contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the landfill flare maintenance agreement?
LANDFILL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE LIMITED won the active award. Its identity is verified against company number 03017339.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £180,000. No separate lot value is published.
When does the agreement run?
The initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2031, with an optional 24-month extension that could take the maximum end date to 30 September 2033.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
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