AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Caerphilly County Borough Council has published a contract award notice naming NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED for dry mixed recyclable waste recycling and haulage services. The award remains pending, with a standstill period ending on 21 October 2026 and a future signature milestone scheduled for 26 October 2026; it should not be treated as a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeAward 1, covering lot 1, names NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED. The published award value is £11,000,000 excluding VAT (£13,200,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold open-procedure waste-services award with a stated base term from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028 and potential renewal up to 31 October 2030, subject to conclusion of the pending award process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £11,000,000 excluding VAT; £13,200,000 including VAT (award-level value) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier Newport Recycling Limited and covers related lot 1. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED (company number 02800814). The award value is published at award level, not as a separately allocated supplier or lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 12 October 2026
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Award document 095934-2026 is a UK6 Contract award notice with datePublished 2026-10-12T10:09:10+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is "pending".
Procurement procedure status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender PS2934 and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the source data.
Standstill period
98% confidenceEnds 21 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 26 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00 and status "scheduled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£11,000,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 11000000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£13,200,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 13200000 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level only
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The notice provides one award, one named supplier and related lot 1, but does not publish a separate lot-value allocation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Pipeline notice
98% confidence5 June 2026
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Release history records pipeline notice 053476-2026 on 2026-06-05.
Tender notice published
98% confidence16 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 056602-2026 on 2026-06-16.
Tender deadline
98% confidence17 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-17T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
97% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01 and endDate is 2028-10-31.
Maximum stated extent
97% confidenceUp to 31 October 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2030-10-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRecycling and haulage service for dry mixed recyclable (DMR) waste materials
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Process and award titles state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are services.
CPV classification
99% confidence90500000 — Refuse and waste related services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 90500000.
Lot structure
95% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award reference lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded as region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method_details and tender procurementMethodDetails state Open procedure.
Framework agreement
93% confidenceFramework agreement indicated
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Tender techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities, scores and evaluation rationale not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
97% confidence24 months (1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028)
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Published contract period runs from 2026-11-01 to 2028-10-31.
Renewal provision
97% confidenceUp to 24 additional months, in periods determined by the Council
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Award renewal description states: "Period of Twenty-Four (24) Months, at periods to be determined by the Council."
Maximum possible duration
96% confidenceUp to 48 months, ending no later than 31 October 2030
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The base end date is 31 October 2028 and maxExtentDate is 31 October 2030.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The award is pending and the notice records a future signature date milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
88% confidence£11.0m excluding VAT across the published award term and any value assumptions embedded in the notice
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The notice publishes an award-level value of £11,000,000 excluding VAT but does not provide annual pricing, quantities or a value basis.
Supplier opportunity status
99% confidenceAward is still subject to the pending award lifecycle and scheduled signature milestone
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Award status is pending; standstill ends 21 October 2026 and future signature is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award lifecycle clarity
99% confidencePending award, not a concluded contract
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The source simultaneously labels the notice a contract award notice and records award status as pending with a future signature date. This analysis does not treat the contract as signed or active.
Published value inconsistency
99% confidenceProcess-level maximum value is £2,000,000, while award value is £11,000,000 excluding VAT (£13,200,000 including VAT)
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Process value_max is 2000000 GBP; Award 1 value.amount is 11000000 GBP and amountGross is 13200000 GBP. The source does not explain the difference.
Scope detail limitation
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, quantities, service specification and pricing breakdown are not supplied
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data; no quantities or pricing schedule are published.
Competition detail limitation
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract.
- The source contains an unexplained value discrepancy: process maximum value is £2,000,000, while the award value is £11,000,000 excluding VAT (£13,200,000 including VAT).
- Lot 1 has no published title or description, and no individual lot value is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, quantities, pricing breakdown and detailed service specification.
- The renewal provision states up to 24 months but does not specify renewal periods or decision dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilNEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITEDdry mixed recyclable wasteDMR recyclingwaste haulagecontract awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Caerphilly DMR recycling and haulage award?
NEWPORT RECYCLING LIMITED was named for award 1, covering lot 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The award notice states £11,000,000 excluding VAT and £13,200,000 including VAT at award level.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is marked pending, with a future signature milestone scheduled for 26 October 2026.
How long is the stated contract term?
The stated base period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with up to 24 months of renewal and a maximum stated extent to 31 October 2030.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.