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Published 15 Aug 2023, 11:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RBK Household Waste and Recycling Collection, Street Cleansing and Winter Gritting Services

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive dialogue
Published estimate£128,000,000exc. VAT45.9% above published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Sept 2023awarded 20 May 2025
Awarded to VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED

Re-procurement plannedHousehold Waste Reuse and Recycling Centres (HRRCs) · tender expected

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the provision of efficient and effective waste collection and recycling services and street cleansing services from 1st April 2025.

The contract will include the following services:

  • Collection of Household residual waste, food waste and dry recycling, garden waste and

bulky waste

  • Commercial waste and recycling Collection/Disposal
  • Winter Gritting
  • Street Cleansing services
  • Communications and related customer services
  • Container deliveries and maintenance

The proposed duration of the contract will be an initial term of eight (8) years with the option to extend the contract for up to a maximum of eight (8) years.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Council undertook the procurement using the Competitive Dialogue procedure in line…AwardedRenewal

The Council undertook the procurement using the Competitive Dialogue procedure in line with Regulation 30 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The procurement documents were available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at procontract.due-north.com ↗

Delivery: London
Extensions: The proposed duration of the contract will be an initial term of eight (8) years with the option to extend the contract for up to a maximum of eight (8) years.Second stage: up to 5 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 50
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
First published
15 Aug 2023, 11:48 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2025, 14:40 BST
Authority reference
DN673072
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037157
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
London (UKI63)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03efda Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 the Council will

incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on which

the contract award decision is communicated to tenderers.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Sept 2023 → 3 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 14:40 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jul 2025, 14:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £186,716,0091 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED£186,716,009 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames, London, KT1 1EUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Veolia ES (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier 210 Pentonville Road, London, London, N1 9JYContact email, phone

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