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Published 19 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Transportation and Recycling of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP)

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)
Awarded value£1,470,762published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to NAPPICYCLE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct Award for Absorbent Hygiene Product (AHP) Recycling - Cardiff Council offers a separate collection service for Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) in purple bags. This contract is for the product to be recycled, in order to deliver a higher recovery and recycling rate for Cardiff. The contractor will reprocess the waste and provide certificates to Cardiff Council to enable us to count the reprocessing of AHP waste against our recycling targets. The Certificates will be in line with waste regulations and compliant with NRW auditing process.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
90500000 Refuse and waste related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT
Last source update
19 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084792
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa1b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The provider operates the only Absorbent Hygiene Product (AHP) treatment facility in the UK capable of delivering the required service. No reasonable alternative supplier exists that can provide the safe, compliant transportation and recycling of AHP waste to the standards required by Cardiff Council and in line with statutory Welsh Government recycling targets. The arrangement is essential to maximise recycling performance, avoid potential fines, and ensure a minimum 70% recycling rate, directly supporting the Council’s statutory obligations.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 11:14 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,470,7621 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NAPPICYCLE LTDTransportation and Recycling of Absorbent Hygiene Products1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2029Extensions: 12 month optional extension£1,470,762—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PVHP-5769-YHRQ County Hall, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4UWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nappycycle (Natural UK)Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PRBC-1473-JBHQ Unit 10, Capel Hendre Industrial Estate, Ammanford, Wales, SA18 3UGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender