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# Handling of Recyclable Materials

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/handling-of-recyclable-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Colchester City Council: "Handling of Recyclable Materials". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 May 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Colchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-city-council-ons-e07000071)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 May 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refuse recycling services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,415,293 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/handling-of-recyclable-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/handling-of-recyclable-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-UK-Colchester%3A-Refuse-recycling-services.%2FP25X23SK6W)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/handling-of-recyclable-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6#participate

## Description
Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to procure a contractor to collect recyclable materials from the Shrub End Depot in Colchester, to secure markets for the sale or appropriate end uses of all recyclables and to maximise recycling of materials from the collected waste before recovery of resources and energy from any non-recyclable the waste and ensure that the Council has full awareness of the final destinations of all material streams. Full details of the service and the requirements are detailed in the Specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Extension of the contract term for a 12 month period.
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2023 to 31/07/2025
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 021307-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Plan B Management Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183804`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Handling of Recyclable Materials (active)
  - Award id: `060059-2026-0332-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Plan B Management Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183804`
  - Value: £2,165,293 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 021307-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2023

- **Contract:** Handling of Recyclable Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,165,293
  - Signed Date: 20/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060059-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-25T18:36:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T01:16:18.217Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6