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Published 1 Dec 2023, 09:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility

Official notice

Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogueSME suitable
Published estimate£95,000,000exc. VAT36.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2024awarded 18 Mar 2025
Awarded to North Midlands Operations Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Stoke-on-Trent City Council own the the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility.

The contract is for the operation and maintenance of this Council facility.

CPV: Metal · Refuse disposal and treatment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Competitive Dialogue procurement to appoint contractor to operate and maintain the…Awarded

Competitive Dialogue procurement to appoint contractor to operate and maintain the Hanford ERF.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · Campbell Road, Sideway, Stoke on Trent, ST4 4DX
Extensions: A five year contract with the option of a possible 2 year extensionVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Whole life cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Whole life cost: 60
  • Quality: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive dialogue
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Dec 2023, 09:47 GMT
Last source update
9 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
Authority reference
2023/S 000-035436
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038670
Classification (CPV)
MetalRefuse disposal and treatment
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041e37 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jan 2024 → 9 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    24 Jan 2024
  3. Notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £60,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
North Midlands Operations LimitedSMEOperation and maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility£60,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Stoke on Trent City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST41HHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • North Midlands Operations LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: North Midlands Operations Limited 50-54 Oswald Road,, North Lincolnshire, UK, DN15 7PQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria