Opportunity overview
The Council wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified operators under concessions contract for the supply of services in respect of kerbside glass recycling service that is collected by Newark and Sherwood District Council recycling teams and brought to a waste transfer station. The Council wish to appoint one Service Provider to manage the sale/disposal of the recycling products it collects. This will cover the sale of sorted recycling material into the reprocessing markets. A Service Provider is required to provide haulage of the glass from the transfer station to their reprocessing facility for recycling. The services are; the collection and recycling of mixed glass (EWC 20 01 02) from Newark and Sherwood District Council Lorry Park, Great North Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire (Waste Transfer Station EPR/LP3222SD). Please note that the Council is currently applying for a variation of the Environmental permit to record the glass stored at the Transfer Station using the EWC Code of 15 01 07 (glass packaging). Through the purchase of the glass the Council wish to establish a mutually beneficial financial arrangement with a Service Provider that will maximise revenue (income) for the Council. The Council estimate an annual tonnage of approximately 2,200 tonnes of separately collected glass containers (kerbside collections, including commercial glass and bring bank collections). This figure is for guidance only and no minimum level of tonnage is guaranteed for this contract. However, the Council shall guarantee exclusivity to all kerbside and bring bank glass collected by the Council. The Service Provider must hold appropriate licences, be compliant with all current or amended legislation as is necessary to carry and handle the waste. It is a further requirement that the re-processor shall carry the necessary licenses and operate in accordance with current or amended legislation. It is anticipated the contract start date to be 2nd November 2026. The contract shall be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance. Further information can be found in the tender documentation within this tender pack. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) as a Concession Contract, under a below threshold open procedure. This procurement process is being managed by Welland Procurement in partnership with the Council. For further details on Welland Procurement can be found at http://wellandprocurement.org.uk/ This opportunity is published on the ProContract e-procurement portal under DN822606. The deadline for tender submissions will be 12 noon on 15th September 2026.
Classification
- CPV90514000 — Refuse recycling services
Lots
- Lot 1£820k
Documents and notices
- Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
- Tender documents can be found at: Link to procurement portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org Project ID: DN822606Open source ↗