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Official UK procurement notice

NNC- Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste and Household Waste Recycling Centres

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£255,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 26 Jul 2024awarded 31 Mar 2025
Awarded to Biffa Waste Services Ltd, H W Martin Waste Ltd2 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council (the "Authority") is seeking one or more suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to deliver the following services: (1) Treatment & Disposal of Household Waste; and (2) Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres. The scope of these services is further detailed in the procurement documents made available on publication of this notice and in the Lot specific descriptions further below.

Bidders should note that the scope of the services may change during the life of the eventual contracts(s). Where the nature of any change is known at this time then the Authority has detailed this in the procurement documents.

This procurement is being undertaken using a competitive dialogue process, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Authority's own Contract Procedure Rules.

The procurement is divided into three (3) Lots as follows:

Lot 1: Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste ("Residual Service");

Lot 2: Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres ("HWRC Service"); and

Lot 3 - Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste and Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres.

The Authority intends to award a separate contract for each of the Residual Service and the HWRC Service even if the same supplier is selected for Both Services.

Lot 3 has been included as an optional Lot not to provide a combined service under a single contract but to enable a bidder bidding for both Lots to identify the financial saving or discount that would apply should they be appointed as the contractor for both services.

Further detail on the approach to managing the Lots during the procurement process is set out in the procurement documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority has not designed this procurement with the intention that the same bidder must be successful for both services.

Bidders may submit for either or both of Lot 1 and Lot 2. A bidder may only submit for Lot 3 where they have submitted for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 or they have submitted for only one of Lot 1 or Lot 2 but are submitting a joint bid for Lot 3 with another bidder who has bid for the other of Lot 1/Lot 2.

Final award will be made in accordance with the award criteria and evaluation approach set out in the procurement documents. If Lot 3 is awarded then Lots 1 and 2 will not be awarded (and vice versa).

The Authority will apply the selection criteria outlined in the procurement documents to limit the number of bidders taken through to the dialogue stage as further detailed below and in the procurement documents.

The Authority does not intend to reduce the number of bidders down during the dialogue stage by apply the award criteria.

All estimated values referred to in this notice exclude VAT and indexation.

  • Recurrence: Between eighteen (18) and twenty-four (24) months prior to the Contract End Date (subject to any extension options taken).

CPV: Operation of a refuse site · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Refuse transport services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£510,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Treatment and Disposal of Residual WasteAwardedPublished value£216,363,000

The Authority is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide services for the Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste, in line with the requirements of the contract and detailed specification. In scope services comprise the acceptance and disposal of all contract waste (as defined in the contract) including any recycling, composting, processing, treatment, recovery and disposal of any residues therefrom.

The Authority intends that this will be an exclusive arrangement for all in scope contract waste subject to certain rights of the Authority and exclusions under the contract (including relating to performance). No guarantee is given on tonnage or composition.

The contract will have a term of fifteen (15) years from 1 April 2025 with Authority only break options at the end of year 7 and year 10.

The value of this Lot has been calculated using an estimate average annual spend across the full term of £14,424,200 but this should not be taken as the budget figure for contract year 1.

Delivery: East Midlands · North Northamptonshire
Extensions: As per details within 11.2.4Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres9AwardedPublished value£38,637,000

The Authority is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide services for the Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres ("HWRCs") in North Northamptonshire, in line with the requirements of the contract and detailed specification. In scope services comprise the management, storage, segregation, sale, removal and transportation of all contract waste arising from the provision of the service (including interaction with the Authority's residual waste contract) maximising opportunities to move waste up the Waste Hierarchy.

There are currently four HWRCs in North Northamptonshire and further detail can be found in the procurement documents.

No guarantee is given on tonnage or composition.

The contract will have a term of fifteen (15) years from 1 April 2025 with Authority only break options at the end of year 7 and year 10.

The value of this Lot has been calculated using an estimate average annual spend across the full term of £2,575,800 but this should not be taken as the budget figure for contract year 1.

Delivery: East Midlands · North Northamptonshire
Extensions: As per details within 11.2.4Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste AND Operation & Management of Household Waste Recycling CentresCancelledPublished value£255,000,000

The Authority intends to award a separate contract for each of the Residual Service and the HWRC Service even if the same supplier is selected for both services.

Lot 3 has been included as an optional Lot not to provide a combined service under a single contract but to enable a bidder bidding for both Lot 1 and 2 to identify the financial saving or discount that would apply should they be appointed as the contractor for both services.

The scope of the services procured under Lot 3 is the same as Lot 1 and Lot 2 as further detailed in the procurement documents.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority has not designed this procurement with the intention that the same bidder must be successful for both services.

A bidder may only submit for Lot 3 where they have submitted for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 or they have submitted for only one of Lot 1 or Lot 2 but are submitting a joint bid for Lot 3 with another bidder who has bid for the other of Lot 1/Lot 2.

Each contract will have a term of fifteen (15) years from 1 April 2025 with Authority only break options at the end of year 7 and year 10.

The value of this Lot has been calculated using an estimate average annual spend across the full term of £17 million for both contract (being the sum of the amounts for Lot 1 and Lot 2) but this should not be taken as the budget figure for contract year 1. Additional information: Lot 3 was not awarded.

Further information regarding 11.2.5

Lot 3 - 100% total split as follows:

Residual Service - 50% split further as follows:

Residual Quality: 40%;

Residual Price: 60%.

HWRC Service - 50% split further as follows:

HWRC Quality: 60%; and

HWRC Price: 40%.

Delivery: East Midlands · North Northamptonshire
Extensions: As per details in 11.2.4Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The successful Supplier(s) must retain appropriate permits or relevant exemptions for their facility and operations throughout the Contract term.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40–100 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Between eighteen (18) and twenty-four (24) months prior to the Contract End Date (subject to any extension options taken).

First published
21 Feb 2024, 21:31 GMT
Last source update
2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST
Authority reference
NNC00000342
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012523
Classification (CPV)
Operation of a refuse siteRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse recycling servicesRefuse transport services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043bf8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The contract must be delivered in accordance with the standards set out in the procurement document suite, particularly the Specification, all supporting documents (i.e., annexes, schedules, etc.) and the terms & conditions.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

North Northamptonshire Council will incorporate a minimum 10 (ten) calendar days standstill period at the point of notification of the decision to award the Contract. The decision notice will incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a Supplier did not meet any specification, the identity of the successful Supplier(s) and a precise statement of when the standstill period is expected to end.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 set out the potential remedies available to a bidder in the event of a challenge. Proceedings must be brought in accordance with those Regulations including the time period for challenge - usually thirty (30) days from actual or constructive knowledge but which can be extended by the Court in certain circumstances.

How it was run

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Submission deadline
26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jul 2024 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    30 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £255,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 20
Contracts signed 2latest 31 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste1 award
Biffa Waste Services Ltd£216,363,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres91 award
H W Martin Waste LtdOperation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres£38,637,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste · Biffa Waste Services Ltd

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £216,363,000
    Status
    active
  • Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres · H W Martin Waste Ltd

    Signed
    31 Mar 2025
    Value
    £38,637,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste11bids———
2 · Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres99bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN171QGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

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