Official UK procurement notice
ESCC-JC-Processing and disposal of dry mixed recyclables (offtake) for East Sussex County Council
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEast Sussex County Council (ESCC) has awarded a contract for the haulage, processing and marketing of approximately 45,000 - 50,000 tonnes of Dry Mixed Recyclables (DMR) collected by the Council's five District and Borough Councils from Tipping Points located across the County.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 4 Feb 2036, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£30,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NorthAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Central & WestAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3EastAwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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: Including Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 4 Feb 2036
- First published
- 20 May 2025, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 09:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
9463- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009795- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05180fFind a Tender
- Risks
Potential future changes during the lifetime of the contract:
Deposit Return Scheme / DRS - As this may result in changes to the quantity, and composition of Core Materials delivered under this Contract, Bidders are instructed to take this into account when submitting pricing.
UK Emissions Trading Scheme/UK ETS - In the event that energy from waste plants and waste incinerators become included within the UK ETS and the Service Provider can demonstrate that this has resulted in an increased cost to provide the service to dispose of Contamination and Rejected Materials then, from the date of the impact, the Service Provider may add this element on to the Monthly Contract Price.
Local Government Reorganisation/Devolution - A novation clause is included in the contract which enables ESCC to novate the contract to a new entity, plus in addition the following will be included:
The parties acknowledge that during the term of this Contract the local government structure may be subject to change. These administrative changes may give rise to the need to seek a Variation to this Contract with any successor or assign of the Council. The Council shall not be liable for any loss of any kind including, but not limited to, lost opportunity that may arise as a consequence of local government reorganisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 May 2025 → 20 Jul 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published20 May 2025, 10:05 BST
- Next notice expected329 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement325 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
To help inform our procurement we will be sending out a request for information on Monday 27th October 2025 for suppliers to complete by Friday 21st November 2025.
Once we have received and reviewed responses, we reserve the right to seek clarification via email or through a face to face meeting (virtually). The clarification process will be concluded by Friday 5th December 2025 should it be required.
Please register your interest in this preliminary market engagement opportunity by providing your email to [email protected] by 12 noon on Friday 24th October 2025 and we will contact you with the request for information on or before Monday 27th October 2025.
- Tender notice published265 days ago4 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Submission deadline234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent181 days ago29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by179 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts120 days ago29 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published99 days ago20 Jul 2026, 09:29 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Pipeline notice published20 May 2025, 10:05 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Oct 2025, 10:24 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £30,000,0004 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Status changed to active4 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Deadline published: 6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT4 Feb 2026, 10:04 GMT
- Contract award notice published29 Apr 2026, 14:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Jul 2026, 09:29 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 14 Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| N&P Crayford MRF Ltd29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2031 · up to 28 Jun 2036Extensions: 29 June 2031 - 28 June 2034 (3 years) 29 June 2034 - 28 June 2036 (2 years) | £53,961,527 | 29 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · N&P Crayford MRF Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Jun 2026
- Value
- £53,961,527
- Period
- 29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2031 · up to 28 Jun 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension 1 - 29/06/2031 - 28 /06/2034 Optional extension 2 - 29/06/2034 - 28/06/2036
3 agreed KPIs: Collection Timeliness · End Market · Competitiveness of material sales prices
- Collection Timeliness, The annual KPI will be measured as the aggregated percentage of collections made as requested, across all tipping points and all reporting periods within the year.
- End Market, UK end markets are utilised where possible and there is market transparency
- Competitiveness of material sales prices, Service Provider shall secure material sale prices that are aligned with independently published market indices (LetsRecycle) for each material stream for which such benchmarks exist.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Central & West | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · East | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonN&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITED · Greater London · all lots
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
1 commercial party on the notice- N&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
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