Official UK procurement notice
Closed Framework Agreement: Access to Quarries, Materials, Recycling Centres and Landfill Sites
Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis closed framework agreement covers the following:
- Lot 1: Quarries and Supply of Materials: this includes access to Quarries and Supply of Materials, including supply of any construction materials and aggregates, via either collection or delivery, and any other associated services and / or solutions the Supplier may provide, including, but not limited to; advisory services, carbon reduction assessments, added value services.
- Lot 2: Waste Management: this includes access to recycling centres for tipping of construction waste (either direct tipping or waste collection), access to landfill sites (all types) for tipping of construction waste (either direct tipping or waste collection), and any other associated services and / or solutions the Supplier may provide, including, but not limited to; waste advisory services, waste laboratory testing, waste treatment (including hazardous waste treatment), carbon reduction assessments, added value services.
The requirements above initially will be to support Severn Trent's AMP 8 period and Mains Renewal programme, however there may be wider opportunities within Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy's organisation in the future which utilise this framework agreement.
The Framework Agreement is split into 2 independent Lots as detailed below. The Lots are standalone.
- Lot 1 - Quarries and Supply of Materials
- Lot 2 - Waste Management
This procurement description is for information only and further information can be found within the tender documents.
The appointment of any bidder following this Procurement process is not exclusive.
There is no guarantee of any minimum volume of work if a bidder is successful in being awarded a framework by the Contracting Authorities.
CPV: Construction materials and associated items · Containers for waste material · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse skips · Related mining and quarrying products · Sand and clay · Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate · Waste analysis services · Waste transfer station
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 4 yrs 11 mo from 13 Dec 2025
Who may buy through it
A Utility may, at its sole discretion, permit an approved third party contractor ("Third Party Contractor") engaged by the Client, to utilise this Framework Agreement for the purpose of awarding a Call-Off Contract to a Supplier appointed under this Framework Agreement. A Third Party Contractor means a third party organisation that has been appointed by, engaged with by the Client to provide services out of scope of this Agreement, which the Client has expressly authorised to utilise this Agreement for award of a Call-Off Contract to the Supplier.
Published description of the framework
Call-off contracts may be awarded either with or without competition via this framework agreement.
The tender documents below set out the direct award and mini competition criteria that will be used to award call-off contracts: 1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP
Pricing will be provided as part of Bidders tender responses per material / waste codes per tonne.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Quarries and Supply of MaterialsAwardedRenewalPublished value£109,000,000
The scope of this Lot includes supply of the following materials:
- Concrete
- Asphalt
- Aggregates
- Topsoil
- Sand and Gravel
- Type 1 Stone
- Reinstatement materials, including: DBM, HRA and SMA
- Any other material as required by a Client Site.
- Any other associated services and / or solutions the Supplier may provide, including, but not limited to; advisory services, carbon reduction assessments, added value services.
Materials may be required to be collected directly by Client logistics, or required to be delivered by Supplier logistics.
Suppliers may supply any or all of the construction materials within scope of this Lot and may provide delivery and/or accept collection.
The Supplier may operate one or multiple sites.
Suppliers may provide broker services for provision of materials, acting as an intermediary to facilitate the transaction for the supply of materials from third party suppliers / sites.
Further detail around the scope can be found within the Specification (2. Materials and Waste - Specification).
- Economic & financial standing
The Legal and Financial conditions of participation are set out within the briefing pack (1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP).
- Technical & professional ability
The Technical ability conditions of participation are set out within the briefing pack (1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP).
Lot #2Requirements: Waste ManagementAwardedRenewalPublished value£16,000,000
The scope of this Lot includes management of all types of construction site waste, including recyclable and non-recyclable, hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
This Lot requires Suppliers to operate at least one of the following types of waste sites:
- Recycling centers;
- Waste transfer stations;
- Inert Landfill Sites;
- Hazardous Landfill Sites;
- Stable-Non-Reactive Landfill Sites;
- Waste Treatment centers;
- Washplants; or
- Soil Remediation centers.
The scope of this Lot includes any type of waste produced by the Clients construction sites they may operate over the term, including (but not limited to) the following waste codes:
17 01 01
17 01 02
17 01 03
17 01 07
17 03 02
17 05 04
17 09 04
17 01 06*
17 03 01*
17 05 03*
17 09 03*
This Lot will also include (but is not limited to) the following associated services which may be provided by the Supplier:
- Waste management;
- Waste laboratory testing (all types of testing);
- Hazardous waste treatment (on or off Client site);
- Site clearance;
- Soil Remediation;
- Advice and guidance on waste management.
- Any other associated services and / or solutions the Supplier may provide, including, but not limited to; waste advisory services, waste laboratory testing, waste treatment (including hazardous waste treatment), carbon reduction assessments, added value services.
The Supplier may operate one or multiple Sites.
Suppliers may provide broker services for provision of tipping waste, acting as an intermediary to facilitate the transaction with a third party site.
- Economic & financial standing
The Legal and Financial conditions of participation are set out within the briefing pack (1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP).
- Technical & professional ability
The Technical ability conditions of participation are set out within the briefing pack (1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
The Legal and Financial conditions of participation are set out within the briefing pack (1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP).
- Technical & professional ability
The Technical ability conditions of participation are set out within the briefing pack (1. Joint Call for Competition Briefing Pack - PQQ and RFP).
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Closed Framework Agreement: Access to Quarries, Materials, Recycling…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- A Utility may, at its sole discretion, permit an approved third party contractor ("Third Party Contractor") engaged by the Client, to utilise this Framework Agreement for the purpose of awarding a Call-Off Contract to a Supplier appointed under this Framework Agreement. A Third Party Contractor means a third party organisation that has been appointed by, engaged with by the Client to provide services out of scope of this Agreement, which the Client has expressly authorised to utilise this Agreement for award of a Call-Off Contract to the Supplier.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Apr 2025, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
WS2547898494- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042198- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc23Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
2 Apr 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published2 Apr 2025, 15:15 BST
- Market engagement2 May 2025, 23:59 BST
We are keen to engage with interested suppliers to help design and tailor a sourcing strategy and procurement process that meets our requirement but is also suitable to the widest group of suppliers. Any future Tender Notice will be published and response to this pre market engagement is optional and does not contribute to any procurement process.
Should your organisation wish to express its interest and participate in this engagement, please do so via contacting Clarissa Pattinson at [email protected], quoting this notice, and completing the following Microsoft form:
forms.office.com/e/VibfD4EUXW ↗
Following receipt of contact, we will contact your organisation for further discussions.
- Next notice expected9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 18:02 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by349 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts317 days ago13 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent221 days ago19 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published220 days ago19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Standstill ends209 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Apr 2025, 15:15 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2025, 18:02 BSTUK4
- Published value updated22 Jul 2025, 18:02 BST
- Status changed to active22 Jul 2025, 18:02 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Jul 2025, 18:02 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST22 Jul 2025, 18:02 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Quarries and Supply of Materials1 award | |||
| A R AGGREGATES LIMITED, AGGRECOM LIMITED, Dragon Asphalt LTDSME, GRS (ROADSTONE) LIMITED, Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd, JOHNSONS AGGREGATES AND RECYCLING LIMITED +3 more1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The initial term of the contract shall be one (1) year from the commencement date. The contract may be extended by up to four (4) further years. The maximum term is five (5) years. The Client will be entitled to extend the term of this agreement by one or more extension periods by serving an extension notice. Expiry of this agreement will not affect the continuation or term of any call-off contracts which are in existence at the time of such expiry. | £109,000,000 inc. VAT | 19 Mar 2026standstill to 30 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Requirements: Waste Management1 award | |||
| AGGRECOM LIMITED, AUGEAN TREATMENT LIMITED, Biffa Waste Services Ltd, GRS (ROADSTONE) LIMITED, Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd, PEGASUS UTILITIES LIMITED +7 moreLot 2: Waste Management1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The initial term of the contract shall be one (1) year from the commencement date. The contract may be extended by up to four (4) further years. The maximum term is five (5) years. The Client will be entitled to extend the term of this agreement by one or more extension periods by serving an extension notice. Expiry of this agreement will not affect the continuation or term of any call-off contracts which are in existence at the time of such expiry. | £16,000,000 inc. VAT | 19 Mar 2026standstill to 30 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIGContracting authorityPrivate utilityWelsh devolved regulations apply
Framework contractors & participating bidders
17 commercial parties on the notice- A R AGGREGATES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AGGRECOM LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AUGEAN TREATMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DRAGON ASPHALT LTDFramework contractor
- ENVA ENGLAND LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FCC ENVIRONMENT (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GRS (ROADSTONE) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- HARGREAVES (UK) SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Show 7 more suppliers
- JOHNSONS AGGREGATES AND RECYCLING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PAUL CHAPMAN & SONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PEGASUS UTILITIES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- RECONOMY (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SUNDORNE PRODUCTS (LLANIDLOES) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TARMAC TRADING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender