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Cheshire East Borough Council - Contract for Household Waste Recycling Centre Services

Cheshire East Borough Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Cheshire East Borough Council (the "Authority”) procures a medium-term contract for the operation, management, maintenance, and repair of the Authority-owned Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Facilities, including all vehicles, equipment, and assets, and delivers associated waste management services to the Authority (the “Contract”). The scope of the services includes (without limitation) the management, operation, and maintenance of the Authority’s HWRC Facilities; the haulage of residual waste received at the HWRC Facilities to a specified delivery point; and the haulage, treatment, re-use, recovery, and/or disposal of all other waste received at the HWRC Facilities (as more fully described in the procurement documents). The scope of the services also includes works to modify the HWRC Facilities, although such works are currently expected to be relatively minor.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£28.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Aug 2025
Award ID
053126-2025-C2166-1
Status
active
Location
Doncaster, UKE3, DN4 5NU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90000000 — Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
  • CPV90500000 — Refuse and waste related services
  • CPV90700000 — Environmental services

Lots

  • Context and Contract Services The Authority is a unitary local authority that provides waste collection and disposal services to some 406,500 residents. All waste disposal authorities, including the Authority, must provide facilities for the disposal of household waste. Under Section 51(1)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 it shall be the duty of each waste disposal authority to arrange for Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC Facilities) to be provided at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste. There must therefore be provision for household waste to be disposed of in Cheshire East whether in its current form or some other sustainable form. The Authority wishes to enter into a Contract for: • the management, maintenance, repair, and operation of the Authority’s HWRC Facilities in line with the Specification and the successful Contractor’s Service Delivery Plans which set out, as appropriate, how the successful Contractor proposes to provide the Services; • the receipt and acceptance of residual household waste received at the HWRC Facilities by the Contractor; and the haulage of residual household waste to the Authority’s Transfer station located at Cledford Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire East, CW10 0JW. The treatment, recovery and/or disposal of residual household waste shall be carried out under a separate Authority waste management contract. • the receipt, acceptance, haulage; and, the re-use, recycling, treatment, recovery and/or disposal of all other wastes (with the exception of residual household waste) that are received at the HWRC Facilities; • the sale of all process outputs to end markets and disposal of any treatment residues; • obtaining, maintaining and complying with all consents which may from time to time be required for the performance of the Services; and, • the procurement and management of works to modify the HWRC Facilities. Contract Works As a comparatively small part of the contract, the Authority will require the Contractor to specify and undertake works at the HWRC Facilities. Anticipated Changes The contracting authority reserves the right to introduce anticipated changes to the Services that are foreseeable during the Contract term. These include (without limitation) the closure of a HWRC Facility, the replacement of a HWRC Facility and a change to the delivery point that receives residual household waste. Additional information: The estimated total value of £28.1m included in this Contract Award Notice is the estimated total value for the full possible contract period of 10 years. There is no fixed total cost for this Contract so the estimated total value should be treated as an estimate only and shall not constitute a guaranteed or cap on spend under the Contract. The Authority does not consider that the Net Present Value figure calculated over 7 years for evaluation purposes at Final Tender stage is sufficiently accurate or transparent to be used as the estimated total value in this Contract Award Notice. Instead, the estimated total value has been calculated by the Authority using the bid back prices and one-off capital costs tendered by the Contractor and anticipated tonnages based on historic data, as well as a number of assumptions for costs that cannot be quantified at Contract commencement, including in respect of inflation (basket of indices), market rates for disposal of materials, offtake income opportunities and pass through costs over the 10 year maximum Contract period. The actual sums payable under the Contract will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Payment Mechanism (Schedule 4 to the Contract).£32m

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN715688
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period)and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). Cheshire East Borough Council incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to review and scrutinise the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
1 Jul 2024, 00:00

Tender Period

Ends
10 Jun 2024, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 May 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
90000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Context and Contract Services The Authority is a unitary local authority that provides waste collection and disposal services to some 406,500 residents. All waste disposal authorities, including the Authority, must provide facilities for the disposal of household waste. Under Section 51(1)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 it shall be the duty of each waste disposal authority to arrange for Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC Facilities) to be provided at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste. There must therefore be provision for household waste to be disposed of in Cheshire East whether in its current form or some other sustainable form. The Authority wishes to enter into a Contract for: • the management, maintenance, repair, and operation of the Authority’s HWRC Facilities in line with the Specification and the successful Contractor’s Service Delivery Plans which set out, as appropriate, how the successful Contractor proposes to provide the Services; • the receipt and acceptance of residual household waste received at the HWRC Facilities by the Contractor; and the haulage of residual household waste to the Authority’s Transfer station located at Cledford Lane, Middlewich, Cheshire East, CW10 0JW. The treatment, recovery and/or disposal of residual household waste shall be carried out under a separate Authority waste management contract. • the receipt, acceptance, haulage; and, the re-use, recycling, treatment, recovery and/or disposal of all other wastes (with the exception of residual household waste) that are received at the HWRC Facilities; • the sale of all process outputs to end markets and disposal of any treatment residues; • obtaining, maintaining and complying with all consents which may from time to time be required for the performance of the Services; and, • the procurement and management of works to modify the HWRC Facilities. Contract Works As a comparatively small part of the contract, the Authority will require the Contractor to specify and undertake works at the HWRC Facilities. Anticipated Changes The contracting authority reserves the right to introduce anticipated changes to the Services that are foreseeable during the Contract term. These include (without limitation) the closure of a HWRC Facility, the replacement of a HWRC Facility and a change to the delivery point that receives residual household waste. Additional information: The estimated total value of £28.1m included in this Contract Award Notice is the estimated total value for the full possible contract period of 10 years. There is no fixed total cost for this Contract so the estimated total value should be treated as an estimate only and shall not constitute a guaranteed or cap on spend under the Contract. The Authority does not consider that the Net Present Value figure calculated over 7 years for evaluation purposes at Final Tender stage is sufficiently accurate or transparent to be used as the estimated total value in this Contract Award Notice. Instead, the estimated total value has been calculated by the Authority using the bid back prices and one-off capital costs tendered by the Contractor and anticipated tonnages based on historic data, as well as a number of assumptions for costs that cannot be quantified at Contract commencement, including in respect of inflation (basket of indices), market rates for disposal of materials, offtake income opportunities and pass through costs over the 10 year maximum Contract period. The actual sums payable under the Contract will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Payment Mechanism (Schedule 4 to the Contract).

Value

Amount
32,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
An initial term of 7 years and a maximum extension period of 3 years. Any extension shall be at the Council’s sole and absolute discretion and for a period or periods (each to be no less than one (1) year in duration) of up to three (3) years in the aggregate.

Renewal

Description
An initial term of 7 years and a maximum extension period of 3 years. Any extension shall be at the Council’s sole and absolute discretion and for a period or periods (each to be no less than one (1) year in duration) of up to three (3) years in the aggregate.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
4

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
45
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,520

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Selection criteria

Description
Criteria are set out in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Pack and in the draft procurement documents.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD62
Entry 2
Region
UKD62
Entry 3
Region
UKD62

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Refuse and waste related services
Entry 2
Id
90700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-960
Name
Cheshire East Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD62
Locality
Sandbach
Postal Code
CW11 1HZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westfields, Middlewich Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Cheshire East Borough Council

Contact

Name
Mr Steve Mellor
Telephone
+44 1270686439
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-4500
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-159589
Name
Cheshire East Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD62
Locality
Crewe
Postal Code
CW1 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Delamere House, Delamere Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Cheshire East Borough Council

Contact

Name
Mr Steve Mellor
Telephone
+44 1270686439
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-159590
Name
FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE3
Locality
Doncaster
Postal Code
DN4 5NU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3 Sidings Court, White Rose Way

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
053126-2025-C2166-1
Title
Cheshire East Borough Council - Contract for Household Waste Recycling Centre Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-159590
Name
FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
053126-2025-C2166-1
Title
Cheshire East Borough Council - Contract for Household Waste Recycling Centre Services
Status
active
Award ID
053126-2025-C2166-1
Date Signed
29 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
28,113,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Crewe · UKD62 · CW1 2LL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD62

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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