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Wakefield MDC - Waste Management PFI Project

The Council of the City of Wakefield · awardUpdate, contractUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 01:01.

Opportunity overview

The Contracting Authority appointed Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd ("the Contractor") pursuant to a project agreement dated 11 January 2013 (the "Project Agreement"), to, amongst others, provide certain works and services in relation to The Council of the City of Wakefield Waste Management PFI Project. Further to a Contractor Notice of Change dated 29 July 2025 and the Council's acceptance on 15 October 2025 pursuant to Clause 55.3 of the Project Agreement, the Parties have consulted with each other and agreed to make amendments to the Project Agreement in relation to removing the operation of the Autoclave from the Project Agreement, removing the Autoclave plant from the South Kirkby Main Residual Waste Treatment Facility as well as the continued operation of the pre-treatment facility at the South Kirkby Main Residual Waste Treatment Facility. The modification also includes consequential changes to the Project Agreement. The Parties have further agreed to make amendments to the Project Agreement in relation to the Market Testing provisions to bring more contractual clarity to the process for some Market Tested Services, the calculation of the corresponding Market Tested Services Payment and re-aligning the Market Testing Date.

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.

Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£885.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Jan 2013
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
043885-2026-n/a-1
Status
active
Identifier
.
Location
High Wycombe, UK, HP12 3TZ, United Kingdom

Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£885.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Jan 2013
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
043885-2026-n/a-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08193325
Location
High Wycombe, UK, HP12 3TZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV90000000 — Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Lots

  • Sewage-, refuse-, cleaning-, and environmental services. Refuse and waste related services. Refuse disposal and treatment. Refuse recycling services. Construction work. A semi- integrated waste management contract for transportation, handling, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of municipal waste including the management of recycling facilities and the design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) of new waste treatment facilities.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
ocds-h6vhtk-0697a1
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

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

Techniques

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
n/a

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Sewage-, refuse-, cleaning-, and environmental services. Refuse and waste related services. Refuse disposal and treatment. Refuse recycling services. Construction work. A semi- integrated waste management contract for transportation, handling, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of municipal waste including the management of recycling facilities and the design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) of new waste treatment facilities.

Contract period

Ends
25 Feb 2038, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90000000
Description
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE45

Delivery Location

Description
The City and District of Wakefield

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Council of the City of Wakefield
Id
GB-FTS-155549

Identifier

Legal Name
The Council of the City of Wakefield
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Wood Street
Locality
Wakefield
Region
UKE45
Postal Code
WF12HQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Zoe Robinson

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 2
Name
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-181728

Identifier

Legal Name
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd
Id
.
Scheme Entered
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd

Address

Street Address
Cressex Business Park, Coronation Road
Locality
High Wycombe
Region
UK
Postal Code
HP12 3TZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd
Id
GB-COH-08193325

Identifier

Legal Name
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd
Id
08193325
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Cressex Business Park, Coronation Road
Locality
High Wycombe
Region
UK
Postal Code
HP12 3TZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-587

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Address

Street Address
Strand, Holborn
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
043885-2026-n/a-1
Title
UK: Wakefield: Sewage, Refuse, Cleaning and Environmental Services
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-181728
Name
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-08193325
Name
Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
043885-2026-n/a-1
Award ID
043885-2026-n/a-1
Title
UK: Wakefield: Sewage, Refuse, Cleaning and Environmental Services
Status
active
Date Signed
11 Jan 2013, 00:00
Period Rationale
n/a

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

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

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE45

Delivery Location

Description
The City and District of Wakefield

Value

Amount
885,380,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
25 Feb 2038, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Contracting Authority appointed Wakefield Waste PFI Ltd ("the Contractor") pursuant to a project agreement dated 11 January 2013 (the "Project Agreement"), to, amongst others, provide certain works and services in relation to The Council of the City of Wakefield Waste Management PFI Project. Further to a Contractor Notice of Change dated 29 July 2025 and the Council's acceptance on 15 October 2025 pursuant to Clause 55.3 of the Project Agreement, the Parties have consulted with each other and agreed to make amendments to the Project Agreement in relation to removing the operation of the Autoclave from the Project Agreement, removing the Autoclave plant from the South Kirkby Main Residual Waste Treatment Facility as well as the continued operation of the pre-treatment facility at the South Kirkby Main Residual Waste Treatment Facility. The modification also includes consequential changes to the Project Agreement. The Parties have further agreed to make amendments to the Project Agreement in relation to the Market Testing provisions to bring more contractual clarity to the process for some Market Tested Services, the calculation of the corresponding Market Tested Services Payment and re-aligning the Market Testing Date.
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Project Agreement was procured under the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/3228) which did not include specific contract modification provisions. The Contracting Authority has therefore considered caselaw and the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in settling the grounds on which the contract modifications are permitted. Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 The autoclave requires a gas supply to raise the steam to sanitise the organic fraction. Wholesale gas prices have increased year on year since the contract was entered into. In 2018 the first market testing exercise demonstrated that the operating costs would be significantly higher than the modelled costs. In addition, the dramatic increase in energy costs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has made the autoclave uneconomic to operate within the risk profile of the Project Agreement. The autoclave is a bespoke piece of technology, and all parts are machined to order. During COVID, no parts could be sourced to resolve operating issues and maintain the autoclave to the standard required by the Project Agreement. As a result, the condition of the autoclave has deteriorated and it would require the investment of significant financial resources including upgrading the operating system to bring it back into working order in accordance with the requirements of the Project Agreement. Routine monitoring of the anaerobic digestion facility highlighted a lower than anticipated gas yield. Testing on the organic fraction treated by the autoclave identified that there was no net increase in the methanogenic potential which was originally modelled. As a result, there is no benefit in treating the organic fraction through the autoclave. : The Project Agreement remains a contract for a semi-integrated waste management contract for transportation, handling, processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of municipal waste including the management of recycling facilities. The removal of the Autoclave plant from the South Kirkby Main Residual Waste Treatment Facility will not impact on service delivery because the organic fraction that would have been processed through the autoclave has been processed through the pre-treatment facility at the South Kirkby Main Residual Waste Treatment Facility for 6 years in any event. The organic fraction will continue to be processed through the pre-treatment facility with the resultant end products (RDF and digestate) being the same. Sole use of the pre-treatment facility will have no negative impact on the performance of the Project, either in terms of diversion of household residual waste from landfill or recycling rates. The removal of the autoclave represents a small part of the overall services delivered by the Contractor under the Project Agreement. There is no increase in price. There will be a saving per contract year to the overall contract price of £479,283 excluding VAT which will be indexed on 1 April 2026 and every 1 April thereafter by reference to RPIx.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wakefield · UKE45 · WF12HQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE45

Notice and amendment history

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