Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 9 May 2025, 09:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Processing of Recyclable Materials including through a MRF

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Published estimate£10,000,000≈ £3.3m / year · £10,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update27% above published estimate

Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 23 Jul 2025

Awarded to J&B Recycling Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of the project involves the processing of recyclable materials through a Materials

Recycling Facility (MRF). The service will cover approximately 141,000 households across

Newcastle and include recycling collections from the Council's commercial waste

customers.

CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£10,000,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £10,000,000 exc. VAT · £10,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 2x12 month options

90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

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 award criteria (2)

Price
Quality

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: 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 May 2025, 09:07 BST
Last source update: 5 Nov 2025, 07:50 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 22 Aug 2025
Authority reference: 009025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022138
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050f52 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: OPEN-UK

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 5 Nov 2025 · 9 dates

Planning notice published
9 May 2025, 09:07 BST
Tender notice published
16 May 2025, 11:34 BST
Next notice expected
16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
23 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Award decision expected by
22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts387 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published352 days ago
5 Nov 2025, 07:50 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
9 May 2025, 09:07 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
16 May 2025, 11:34 BST
UK4
Published value updated
16 May 2025, 11:34 BST
Status changed to active
16 May 2025, 11:34 BST
Deadline published: 27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
16 May 2025, 11:34 BST
Contract award notice published
23 Jul 2025, 14:17 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Jul 2025, 14:17 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Nov 2025, 07:50 GMT
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-05: 1 release · 9 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £12,700,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
J&B Recycling Ltd1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 2x12 months	£12,700,000 inc. VAT	23 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · J&B Recycling Ltd
Signed
14 Aug 2025
Value
£12,700,000 inc. VAT
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12 months
4 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
- KPI 1, Average turnaround time at nominated Delivery Point(s), in minutes
- KPI 2, The proportion (%) of glass extracted at the MRF each month and sent for; • Remelt • Non-remelt (other uses)
- KPI 3, Confirmation that the Authorised Materials delivered are sampled and analysed as set out in The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
- KPI 4, The proportion of regular reports provided within the timescales detailed in the Specification.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Who bid

wonJ & B RECYCLING LIMITED · North East 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

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

J & B RECYCLING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02905505 WINDERMERE MRF, THOMLINSON ROAD, Hartlepool, North East, TS25 1NSContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCX
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Nov 2025, 07:50 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Jul 2025, 14:17 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 May 2025, 11:34 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender9 May 2025, 09:07 BST