Official UK procurement notice
NNC- Treatment & Disposal of Residual Waste and Household Waste Recycling Centres
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth 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 lotLot #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.
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.
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%.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Suitability
The successful Supplier(s) must retain appropriate permits or relevant exemptions for their facility and operations throughout the Contract term.
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043bf8Find a Tender
- 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 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
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
26 Jul 2024 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected30 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Apr 2025, 13:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Treatment and Disposal of Residual Waste | 11bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Operation and Management of Household Waste Recycling Centres9 | 9bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Biffa Waste Services LtdAwarded supplier
- HW Martin Waste LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria