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Materials Recycling Facility Procurement

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 14:17.

Opportunity overview

The receipt, segregation, processing and sale of material collected from the kerbside by the participating councils, including Aluminium and Steel Cans, glass, cartons, plastic and paper and card. The contractor takes ownership of the materials and sells them on the relevant commodity market. Approximately 42,500 tonnes per annum is supplied by the participating councils.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PEARCE RECYCLING COMPANY LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01105882
Location
St Albans, UKH23, AL4 0JY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05f76d
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The consortium of councils intends to award a contract directly to Pearce Recycling for the receipt and processing of dry recyclables. The existing contract expires in January 2027, and preparatory market engagement has confirmed that no alternative, viable, or compliant options exist. Market assessment identified that all alternative Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs) are located outside Hertfordshire and would require significant increases in vehicle mileage, fuel use, and carbon emissions, alongside material operational disruption. Five suppliers were engaged, but none could confirm sufficient capacity for the consortium's full tonnage or provide a technically viable model. Pearce Recycling is the only provider capable of delivering the required services locally and at the necessary scale. The incumbent operates a fully permitted Hertfordshire-based MRF with adequate spare capacity and has delivered the service reliably since 2017. Accordingly, the consortium intends to make a direct award under the applicable procurement provisions permitting award where only one supplier is capable of meeting the requirement due to technical and operational exclusivity and absence of competition.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYHY-6394-TBPP
Name
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL8 6AE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Council Offices

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PYHY-6394-TBPP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PGGG-5373-XYZX
Name
Dacorum Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Hemel Hempstead
Postal Code
HP1 1DN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Forum, Marlowes

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PGGG-5373-XYZX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PQCZ-4732-TCLN
Name
Three Rivers District Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Rickmansworth
Postal Code
WD3 1RL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Three Rivers House, Northway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PQCZ-4732-TCLN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-PPON-PDGQ-4877-NMGQ
Name
Watford Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Watford
Postal Code
wd17 3AX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDGQ-4877-NMGQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 5
Id
GB-COH-01105882
Name
PEARCE RECYCLING COMPANY LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
St Albans
Postal Code
AL4 0JY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Pearce House

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
01105882
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PXGV-9765-TRCY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Material Recycling Facility
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90514000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Refuse recycling services

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
6,000,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083656-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
17 Dec 2025, 10:15

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01105882
Name
PEARCE RECYCLING COMPANY LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Nov 2026, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Jan 2032, 23:59
Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Welwyn Garden City · UKH23 · AL8 6AE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05f76d-2025-12-17T10:15:09ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·