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Provision of Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services

Buckinghamshire Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 17:41.

Opportunity overview

Buckinghamshire Council (the ‘Contracting Authority’ in this tender notice) intends to procure a single provider to deliver integrated Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services across the administrative area of Buckinghamshire, to include waste transfer station services, materials management services and workshop services. These services are critical to the day-to-day operation of the county and support residents, businesses, visitors, and local communities. The service operates at significant scale, with approximately 627,000 waste collections undertaken each week, serving around 245,200 properties across Buckinghamshire. The Contracting Authority is seeking a suitably experienced and capable provider that can deliver safe, resilient, efficient, and high-quality services throughout the contract term while supporting the Contracting Authority’s objectives in relation to environmental performance, customer satisfaction, operational effectiveness, and value for money. The Contract shall include the following Services: • Household Waste Collections (residual, dry recyclables, garden waste, food waste) • Clinical Waste and Sharps Collections • Household Bulky Waste Collections • Commercial Waste Collections • Street Cleansing Services • Waste Transfer Station Services • Workshop Services, and • Materials Management Services The Contract includes a Service Change Option (exercisable at the Contracting Authority’s discretion), to enable a harmonised twin-stream recycling collection model for all residents. The Contractor will be required to procure new vehicles suitable to deliver the Services on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority intends to provide capital funding for the purchase of new vehicles in line with the processes set out in the Contract and associated Schedules provided in the associated tender documents. The Contracting Authority will provide the Contractor with sites to deliver the Services, in accordance with the terms of the draft Leases provided in the associated tender documents. Please note that the value of the contract (estimated) provided in this Tender Notice is in relation to the maximum contract period. The estimated value and allows for indexation and includes vehicle replacement and container costs throughout the maximum contract period.

Classification

  • CPV90500000 — Refuse and waste related services
  • CPV90511000 — Refuse collection services
  • CPV90511200 — Household-refuse collection services
  • CPV90512000 — Refuse transport services
  • CPV90514000 — Refuse recycling services
  • CPV90600000 — Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services
  • CPV90611000 — Street-cleaning services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 1.1bn · Source currency differs from tender

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
BC/0001439
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
20 Oct 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The Contracting Authority is conducting the procurement using the competitive flexible procedure in accordance with sections 20(1) and 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 (‘PA 2023’). The tender process will be formed of the following stages: • Stage 1: Procurement Specific Questionnaire • Stage 2: Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders (ISIT) • Stage 3: Dialogue relating to the ISIT • Stage 4: Invitation to Submit Final Tender (ISFT) For a description of the process to be followed, including conditions of participation to be applied in the selection of suppliers, the process for submitting initial and final tenders (including dialogue sessions), the award criteria and assessment methodology, refer to the associated tender documents made available together with this tender notice. The associated tender documents include the ‘Invitation to Participate letter’, ‘Invitation to Participate’ and its accompanying annexes (including the PSQ Guidance and PSQ Form), and the draft 'Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders' and its accompanying annexes (including the draft Contract (and its schedules)). The Contracting Authority reserves its right to rely on section 24 PA 2023 to refine award criteria as part of the competitive flexible procedure. Refinements to the award criteria may include but are not limited to: • Refining award criteria weightings • Adding sub-criteria or more detail to the sub-criteria (relevant to the existing main criteria). In addition, the Contracting Authority may also rely on section 31 PA 2023 to modify the terms of the procurement as set out in this tender notice or the associated tender documents. Where applying any final tender-specific pass/fail criteria at final tender stage (and not at initial tender stage) in accordance with the published draft award criteria and assessment methodology (annexed to the draft Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders), this does not constitute a refinement of award criteria under section 24 nor a modification of terms of the procurement under section 31 PA 2023 requiring the republication of this tender notice.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Oct 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Aug 2028, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,303,691,643
Amount
1,086,409,703
Currency
AED

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality Criterion
Description
Quality is a 'Tier 1' Award Criteria. Sub-criteria are more fully set out in the draft Award Criteria and Assessment Methodology annexed to the draft Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders, which form part of the associated tender documents

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Financial Criterion
Description
Financial is a 'Tier 1' Award Criteria. Sub-criteria are more fully set out in the draft Award Criteria and Assessment Methodology annexed to the draft Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders, which form part of the associated tender documents

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2029, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2038, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2047, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is an option to extend for a period of up to 9 years.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90500000
Description
Refuse and waste related services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90511000
Description
Refuse collection services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
90511200
Description
Household-refuse collection services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
90512000
Description
Refuse transport services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
90514000
Description
Refuse recycling services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
90600000
Description
Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
90611000
Description
Street-cleaning services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
By registering at the web address provided above. A number of the associated tender documents are published in draft form, at this stage, and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to update and publish further versions of these draft documents at later stages in the procurement process, without republishing the tender notice.
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
091150-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Sept 2026, 16:04
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Buckinghamshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCLJ-2677-YQXD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLJ-2677-YQXD

Address

Street Address
The Gateway, Gatehouse Road
Locality
Aylesbury
Postal Code
HP198FF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ13

Contact

Name
David Kelly

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC378650
Role Details
Legal Advisor

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC378650

Address

Street Address
Elm Yard, 10-16 Elm Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1X 0BJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 3
Name
New Networks Limited
Id
GB-COH-06690894
Role Details
Financial Advisor

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06690894

Address

Street Address
St George's Court, Winnington Avenue
Locality
Northwich
Postal Code
CW8 4EE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD63

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
Organisation 4
Name
SLR Consulting Limited
Id
GB-COH-03880506
Role Details
Technical Advisor

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03880506

Address

Street Address
Third Floor Summit House, 12 Red Lion Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1R 4QH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Aylesbury · UKJ13 · HP198FF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 045329-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 045597-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 045937-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 045962-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 091150-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·