Official UK procurement notice
Reception, Haulage, Reuse and Recycling Centres Contract (RHRRC Contract)
Authority: East London Waste Authority (Public body)·On behalf of: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing a competitive flexible procurement (see Tender Notice (2025/S 000-036219) for further details), East London Waste Authority has selected a contractor for the provision of the following services:
- Waste transfer services, including the receipt, handling, bulking, transfer and haulage of Contract Waste, including any internal movements between Authority Sites;
- Operation and maintenance of the Authority Waste Transfer Stations (WTSs) (located at Frog Island and Jenkins Lane), to provide reception, storage and bulking of Contract Waste delivered by the Constituent Councils;
- Operation and maintenance of the RRCs (located at Jenkins Lane, Chigwell Road, Frizlands Lane and Gerpins Lane);
- The operation and maintenance of a Circular Economy Hub to prepare and sell items suitable for Reuse;
- Onward haulage of Contact Waste from the Authority Sites to Authority Contracted Sites for the treatment of Residual Waste, Dry Recycling, Garden Waste and Food Waste;
- Onward haulage and Treatment of RHRRC Contractor Retained Waste;
- Repair, preparation, Recycling and Reuse of Mixed Residual Waste;
- Management and operation of the Bring Bank Sites;
- Provision of waste education and promotional services;
- Management, including shredding, of Waste Containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); and
- Site improvement and rectification works.
The contract value is approximately £373,000,000 (excluding VAT) over the full contract term. The contract is expected to commence on 07 August 2026 (contract commencement), with the service commencement date expected to commence on 23 December 2027. The initial term of the contract is for 10 years and 3 months from the service commencement date to 31 March 2038, with an option to extend for a period or periods of up to five additional years from expiry of the initial term.
The estimated value is based on a number of assumptions relating to future waste arisings and indexation.
Therefore, the estimated value is not necessarily the final value of the contract and ELWA reserves the right to vary this contract value (either higher or lower) in the event the scope of the contract varies throughout its term. It is intended as a guide, and the actual value is intended to cover delivery of ELWA's requirements over the full possible term.
Also note that the award decision date included in this notice - 17 July 2026 - is the date the Authority approved the decision to award the contract. Assessment summaries were circulated to bidders on 17 July 2026.
- Not divided into lots: ELWA considered division into lots as part of its PME exercise and concluded that this would not deliver value for money. In addition: 1 - due to the complexity of the requirements for services and works, it was determined that division into lots was not suitable for this contract; 2 - dividing into lots could increase technical risk to delivery; 3 - the contract requires a single cohesive approach across four other contracts with up to four separate contractors and multiple contractors for this contract could undermine this); and 4 - it could make the contract disproportionately expensive to manage.
- How the procedure runs: Please see the procurement documents for full details but, in summary, the competitive flexible procedure will operate as follows: 1 - All interested organisations to submit Conditions of Participation for shortlisting to the initial tender stage of the procurement 2 - Four bidders shortlisted at Conditions of Participation stage and invited to initial dialogue meetings 3 - Submission of initial tenders 4 - Evaluation and feedback on initial tenders (but no additional shortlisting is expected at this stage) 5 - Final tender stage dialogue meetings 6 - Submission of final tenders 7 - Evaluation and internal governance approval before notification of the outcome to bidders. As detailed in the ISIT, ELWA reserves the right to update or confirm aspects of the procurement process at any stage during the procurement; or circulate updated documents in respect of the procurement process. If it exercises these rights, it will inform all bidders of the proposed changes and impact on the process and any related documents.
- No preliminary market engagement: On 1 October 2024, ELWA published a PIN (reference: 2024/S 000-031420) in respect of market engagement for this contract. Alongside the PIN, ELWA issued a Briefing Note (BN) setting out topics it wished to discuss with interested organisations. These topics included contract interface, performance management, social value, carbon reduction and views on how the competitive flexible procurement process for this procurement should be constructed. Six suppliers expressed an interested and ELWA hosted meetings with four suppliers from October to November 2024. ELWA also conducted other preliminary market engagement: 1 - PIN reference: 2023/S 000-002415 published on 26 January 2023; and 2 - PIN reference: 2023/S 000-026103 published on 4 September 2023. In each of the PINs covering the preliminary market engagement for this procurement, it was clearly specified that participation in the preliminary market engagement was/is not a requirement for participation in this procurement.
CPV: Household-refuse disposal services · Refuse transport services · Urban solid-refuse disposal services · Various surface works · Waste-tip management services · Waste-treatment plant construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£372,800,000
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation as set out in the Conditions of Participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation as set out in the Conditions of Participation.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Bidders should refer to the procurement documents available at lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
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: Bidders should refer to detail set out in the Invitation to Submit Initial Tender (ISIT). Quality is expected to have a 60% weighting. ELWA reserves the right to refine its award criteria pursuant to section 24 Procurement Act 2023. If ELWA exercises this right, it will republish this tender notice. As an example, ELWA may re-allocate scores/weightings for sub-criteria such as Service Delivery Plans where they relate to services which may be removed from the remit of the RHRRC Contract pending the outcome of the separate procurement of a Residual Waste Contract (Reference: 2024/S 000-020012 and Procurement Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-03f9d7).
- Price: Bidders should refer to detail set out in the ISIT. Price is expected to have a 40% weighting. ELWA reserves the right to refine its award criteria pursuant to section 24 Procurement Act 2023. If ELWA exercises this right, it will republish this tender notice.
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation as set out in the Conditions of Participation.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation as set out in the Conditions of Participation.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Bidders should refer to the procurement documents available at lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- 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 flexible 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
- 30 Jun 2025, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
Reception, Haulage, Reuse and Recycling Centres Contract (RHRRC Contract)- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036219- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055634Find a Tender
- How it runs
Please see the procurement documents for full details but, in summary, the competitive flexible procedure will operate as follows:
1 - All interested organisations to submit Conditions of Participation for shortlisting to the initial tender stage of the procurement
2 - Four bidders shortlisted at Conditions of Participation stage and invited to initial dialogue meetings
3 - Submission of initial tenders
4 - Evaluation and feedback on initial tenders (but no additional shortlisting is expected at this stage)
5 - Final tender stage dialogue meetings
6 - Submission of final tenders
7 - Evaluation and internal governance approval before notification of the outcome to bidders.
As detailed in the ISIT, ELWA reserves the right to update or confirm aspects of the procurement process at any stage during the procurement; or circulate updated documents in respect of the procurement process. If it exercises these rights, it will inform all bidders of the proposed changes and impact on the process and any related documents.
- Risks
ELWA has identified the following known risks which meet the description at paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 8, Procurement Act 2023 because if they arise, either individually or otherwise, could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract and, because of their nature, cannot be addressed unambiguously in the draft contract. They are intended to be permitted modifications pursuant to Schedule 8 Procurement Act 2023:
- Government changes to waste, energy, carbon, and/or recycling policy not covered by qualifying change in law provisions in the draft contract;
- Changes required due to local government re-organisation;
- Works not set out in the contract which may be needed during, or after, the initial 10-year term, which, if not undertaken, could jeopardise contract performance;
- Additional services being brought into this contract from a separate procurement exercise being conducted by ELWA, as ELWA is re-procuring several other waste contracts in the next two years (in relation to garden waste, food waste and dry recycling) and these may influence the range and value of services of this RHRRC Contract. Those contracts will also be re-procured during the term of this RHRRC Contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 28 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 16:08 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago26 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by117 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Standstill ends85 days ago28 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 16:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Jul 2026, 12:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED7 Aug 2026 – 1 Apr 2038 · up to 1 Apr 2043Extensions: The initial contract duration is ten years and 3 months, with the option to extend for any number of periods of any duration up to a maximum of five (5) years. | £373,000,000 | 17 Jul 2026standstill to 28 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonVEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winBIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED · South East England
- did not winFCC WASTE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winSUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD · South 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
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- London Borough of Barking and DagenhamBeneficiary authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham CouncilProcuring entityManaging the Bravo Portal on behalf of the East London Waste Authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- FCC WASTE SERVICES (UK) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTDBidder / tenderer
- VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Technical specifications Please see the procurement documents for the technical specification.
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: The ISIT and draft contract are also available. Please note that in respect of the ISIT and draft contract, ELWA reserves the right to update the documents following notification of bidders of the COP stage of the procurement. Any updates to the draft documents will be clearly signposted to shortlisted bidders. In particular, ELWA reserves the right to refine its award criteria pursuant to section 24 Procurement Act 2023. If ELWA exercises this right, it will republish this tender notice.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender