Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the operation of 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC's) and 2 waste Transfers stations
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs a Waste Disposal Authority, Devon County Council is responsible for providing facilities (Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)), at which members of the public can discard their bulky household waste. The Authority tendered this service provision in 2016, with an initial term of 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2022 and a maximum extension period of a further 4 years. The Authority has extended the contract for the maximum extension period, meaning that the contract will officially end on 31st March 2026. As such, a tender exercise is required to put in place a new contract for the HWRC and two Transfer Station for 1st April 2026. We are proposing to undertake a market engagement process in early 2025, once a service review has taken place the preferred delivery model has been identified and has received Cabinet approval. The initial term to be for a period of approx. 5 years with a maximum extension period of 5 years. The total costs above are based on the 2023/24 annual costs multiplied by 10 years (5 year initial term + 5 year extension).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£85,000,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality : Quality Criteria assessed by 10 individually weighted quality questions.
- Price: Price criteria as a series of weighted costings
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2029
- First published
- 20 May 2025, 12:58 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
CP2565-25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036596- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0518a2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Timeline
20 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published20 May 2025, 12:58 BST
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 08:27 BST
- Next notice expected2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by357 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent337 days ago24 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends326 days ago4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published314 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Pipeline notice published20 May 2025, 12:58 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2025, 09:59 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £85,000,0001 Jul 2025, 09:59 BST
- Tender notice published2 Jul 2025, 08:27 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Jul 2025, 08:27 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST2 Jul 2025, 08:27 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Nov 2025, 13:47 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Nov 2025, 13:47 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Dec 2025, 12:31 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 1 Jul 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036Extensions: Extensions are subject to mutual agreement of both parties, the Agreement may be extended by a period or periods up to a total maximum extended period of five (5) years | £102,000,000 inc. VAT | 21 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2025
- Value
- £102,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Subject to mutual agreement of both parties, the Agreement may be extended by a period or periods up to a total maximum extended period of five (5) years.
3 agreed KPIs: Residual Diversion Target Rates · Re-Use Target Rate · Monthly Service Report
- Residual Diversion Target Rates, Residual Diversion Target Rates as detailed in clauses 106 (9) and (10) of Schedule A1.1 (Specification)
- Re-Use Target Rate, Re-Use Target Rate as detailed in clause 106 (12) of Schedule A1.1 (Specification).
- Monthly Service Report, Monthly Service Report requirements as detailed in clause 106 (6) of Schedule A1.1 (Specification). This is also a Performance Standard (ref: 3.5) within Schedule A1.2 (Performance Standard Framework).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonSUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd · South East England
- did not winW&S WASTE MANAGEMENT LTDSME · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdAwarded supplier
- W&S WASTE MANAGEMENT LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender