Official UK procurement notice
Waste Transfer and Offtake Services Contract
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for Waste Transfer and Offtake Services Contractor.
The Council is changing the way that waste and recycling is collected across Stockton. At present, general waste is collected weekly and recycling is collected fortnightly. From April 2026, general waste will be collected fortnightly, and recycling will be collected weekly.
At present, the Council collects around 8,500 tonnes of DMR per annum. The Council has worked with WRAP on modelling the upcoming changes and it is anticipated that the Council will collect an estimated 18,000 tonnes of recycling including food waste - further material breakdown is available within the tender documents.
The Council requires a Borough central Waste Transfer Station (WTS) for the offloading of the recycling vehicles. Due to the configuration of the recycling vehicles and the new kerbside sort model, the WTS must be set up in a specific way to support the separation of the recyclable streams. The Council will be re-purposing and building upon the current Yarm Road Depot site and is going out for tender for the operator of this site.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Waste transfer station
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,300,000
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 (3)
- Price: As detailed within the Tender Documents
- Quality: As detailed within the Tender Documents
- Social Value: As detailed within the Tender Documents
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
- 10 Jul 2025, 14:51 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
CSEC.163.2526- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061183- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d0cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please be advised that Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council are conducting this procurement via Open (www.open-uk.org ↗). If you go to Browse Opportunities at the top of the page and Filter on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council you can then search for this opportunity. Tenders must be submitted via the Open system.
The deadline for responding to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is before 12:00 (noon) on 12th November 2025. Submissions including uploading of all Procurement Documentation must be completed before 12:00 (noon). See 'Procurement Timetable' and 'How to respond to this opportunity'.
Any Tender received after 12.00 noon will not be accepted.
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the Open system (www.open-uk.org ↗) within Questionnaire(s) via the Answer Summary section. Submissions received through any other means may be rejected.
For guidance on how to use the Open system please refer www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ ↗
If you require time-critical assistance on submitting your Tender please contact the Open Support Team on 0191 638 0040.
Timeline
10 Jul 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published10 Jul 2025, 14:51 BST
- Market engagement28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
All suppliers interested in this project should complete all the details requested on the Market Engagement document attached at www.open-uk.org ↗ under the title Yarm Road Waste Transfer Station - Operator
Returns will only be accepted through the OPEN portal.
All queries should be raised through the correspondence section for this project.
Please return Market Engagement document before the deadline: Noon on 28th July 2025
- Tender notice published391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- Clarification questions by355 days ago6 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline349 days ago12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent327 days ago4 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by322 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends315 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts295 days ago5 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published265 days ago4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Jul 2025, 14:51 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 10:25 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,300,0001 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- Status changed to active1 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT1 Oct 2025, 10:25 BST
- Contract award notice published4 Dec 2025, 14:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 14:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 10:53 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 10 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| J&B Recycling Ltd5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2031 · up to 4 Jan 2036Extensions: 5 x 12 months extension to 04/01/2036 | £4,483,490 | 4 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Waste Transfer and Offtake Services Contract · J&B Recycling Ltd
- Signed
- 8 Jan 2026
- Value
- £4,483,490
- Period
- 8 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2031 · up to 4 Jan 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 5 x 12 months to 04/01/2036
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonJ & B RECYCLING LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winHARGREAVES INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- HARGREAVES INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- J & B RECYCLING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- J & B Recycling LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender