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Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract

Milton Keynes City Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 16:21.

Opportunity overview

Milton Keynes City Council (the ‘Authority’) contract for the provision of the operation and maintenance of Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (MKWRP) (the ‘Contract’).The MKWRP is an innovative, operational residual waste recovery facility comprising three adjoined and interlinked technologies: mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion and advance thermal treatment, capable of processing up to 132,000 tonnes per year and providing critical infrastructure to deliver the Authority’s statutory waste disposal functions.The service requires the appointed contractor to work in partnership and collaboration with the Authority to optimise the capacity, efficiency and overall performance of the MKWRP to achieve a design life up to at least 2042.

Awarded to

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SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£313.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
24 Sept 2026
Award ID
093419-2026-2024-279-1
Status
active
Identifier
02291198
Location
Maidenhead, UKJ1, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90500000 — Refuse and waste related services

Lots

  • The procurement is for the Authority's contract for the operation, maintenance and treatment of residual waste at the MKWRP.The Authority is seeking a single integrated contract (with a single supplier or consortia) to provide the full scope of services, which include (without limitation) the operation and maintenance of the MKWRP, the management, acceptance, haulage, treatment, recovery and disposal of residual waste (including third party local authority waste), and outputs, the marketing and sale of third-party capacity and the marketing, generation and sale of electricity and heat (along with other ancillary services). The services also include (without limitation), entry into third party power purchase agreements in relation to electricity generated at the MKWRP and the maintenance of MKWRP's private wire network.During the Contract term, the Authority is keen to engage with the Contractor on opportunities for technological and commercial innovation and continuous improvement. Additional information: Please see section VI.3 (Additional Information)Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2024-279
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The procurement is for the Authority's contract for the operation, maintenance and treatment of residual waste at the MKWRP.The Authority is seeking a single integrated contract (with a single supplier or consortia) to provide the full scope of services, which include (without limitation) the operation and maintenance of the MKWRP, the management, acceptance, haulage, treatment, recovery and disposal of residual waste (including third party local authority waste), and outputs, the marketing and sale of third-party capacity and the marketing, generation and sale of electricity and heat (along with other ancillary services). The services also include (without limitation), entry into third party power purchase agreements in relation to electricity generated at the MKWRP and the maintenance of MKWRP's private wire network.During the Contract term, the Authority is keen to engage with the Contractor on opportunities for technological and commercial innovation and continuous improvement. Additional information: Please see section VI.3 (Additional Information)
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30%

Options

Description
Extension to the duration of the Contract: the initial term of the Contract is 10 years. The Authority reserves the right at its discretion to extend the term of the Contract for a further period of up to 5 years on notice.Anticipated Changes: The Authority reserves the right to introduce the following anticipated changes to the Services during the term of the Contract:Use of capital funding to support lifecycle replacement and improve MKWRP’s efficiency and capacity for processing material and generating electricity/heat, with the intention to produce additional revenues from the sale of such electricity/heat (including by way of connection to a City-wide district heating network);Use of the biological treatment facility (via dry anaerobic digestion) to process separated food and garden waste from households; The introduction of other municipal waste streams including (non-exhaustively) recyclatesUse of the mechanical treatment facility to process mixed plastic, cans and glass separately collected from households;Explore opportunities to improve extraction of fossil-based carbon through the mechanical treatment facility to mitigate the impact of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme;Explore initiatives to stabilise and reduce contract waste volumes;Expand the private wire arrangements at MKWRP to power operational fleet vehicles and neighbouring consumers;Investigate the potential employment of bespoke modular complementary technologies to offset post treatment disposal costs; andSupport future heat/electricity offtake models including private wire, synthetic, sleeved PPAs and heat offtake agreements, including the construction of an energy centre within or adjacent to the Site, such construction works to be competitively tendered.Further details of all options available are set out in the Contract

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Milton Keynes City Council
Id
GB-FTS-138473

Identifier

Legal Name
Milton Keynes City Council

Address

Street Address
Civic Office 1 Saxon Gate East
Locality
Milton Keynes
Region
UKJ12
Postal Code
MK9 3EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Corporate Procurement
Telephone
+44 1908691691

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-187282

Identifier

Legal Name
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Id
02291198

Address

Street Address
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd Grenfell Road SL6 1ES
Locality
Maidenhead
Region
UKJ1
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court Royal Court of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-187283

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court Royal Court of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
093419-2026-2024-279-1
Title
Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-187282
Name
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
093419-2026-2024-279-1
Award ID
093419-2026-2024-279-1
Title
Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract
Status
active
Date Signed
25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
313,710,755
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK9 3EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ12

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e419-2025-02-19T14:51:45Zcompiled ·
  2. 093419-2026award, contract ·