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Cheshire East Borough Council - Contract for Household Waste Recycling Centre Services

CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

05 Sep 2025 at 08:07

Award Notice
Tender

10 May 2024 at 09:53

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire East Borough Council has awarded a contract to FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited for the operation, management, and maintenance of Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Facilities in England, United Kingdom. This contract includes tasks related to waste management services such as the haulage, treatment, re-use, recovery, and disposal of waste, with a potential modification of the facilities. The procurement process, conducted through a Competitive Dialogue procedure, aimed to identify solutions best suited to satisfy the Authority's needs. The contract commenced on 1st September 2025 and will initially run for seven years, with an option to extend for up to an additional three years, bringing the potential contract value to £32,000,000. The award was finalised on 29th August 2025 after a detailed dialogue process.

This procurement opportunity represents a significant prospect for businesses in the refuse and waste services industry. The extensive scope of the contract, coupled with its long-term nature, provides a stable opportunity for the selected supplier to drive revenue growth. Companies leveraging expertise in waste management, environmental services, and logistical operations would be well-suited to compete in such tenders. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage with opportunities like this that are poised to support business diversification and service expansion within the environmental sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cheshire East Borough Council - Contract for Household Waste Recycling Centre Services

Notice Description

Cheshire East Borough Council (the "Authority") wishes to procure a medium-term contract for the operation, management and maintenance and repair of the Authority owned Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Facilities including all vehicles, equipment and assets, and the delivery of associated waste management services to the Authority (the "Contract"). The scope of the services is anticipated to include (without limitation) the management, operation and maintenance of the Authority's HWRC Facilities; the haulage of residual waste received at the HWRC Facilities to a specified delivery point; and, the haulage, treatment and re-use, recovery and/or disposal of all other waste received at the HWRC Facilities (as more fully described in the procurement documents). The scope of the services also includes works to modify the HWRC Facilities, although such Works are currently expected to be relatively minor. To access this competition and selection questionnaire, please visit www.the-chest.org.uk, project ID DN715688. An initial term of 7 years and a maximum extension period of 3 years. Any extension shall be at the Council's sole and absolute discretion and for a period or periods (each to be no less than one (1) year in duration) of up to three (3) years in the aggregate. This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: Email: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com telephone 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN715688. The values given in this notice are only estimations and take into account the extension option - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative volumes. Additional information: Further details of the Authority's requirements are contained in the Find a Tender Contract Notice at section II.2.4 and within the procurement documents. This Contract Notice is published to advertise and invite expressions of interest from organisations wishing to enter into a contract with the Authority for the provision of HWRC Facilities services and works. The Authority is conducting this procurement under the Competitive Dialogue procedure pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "2015 Regulations"). The aim of the Competitive Dialogue process is to identify and define the means best suited to satisfy the Authority's needs and requirements. In accordance with the 2015 Regulations the Authority is conducting the procurement in successive stages to reduce the number of Solutions and Bidders throughout the process. The first stage of the procurement process for the Contract is this Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage. Organisations responding to this SQ stage of the procurement process who wish to participate in this procurement exercise may access the SQ descriptive document, SQ response document and DRAFT procurement documents via the Chest e-tendering portal (the "Portal"). Applicants must ensure that all clarifications, queries, communications, and the submission of all documents and application forms that may form part of their SQ Response are submitted via the Portal. Following submissions of the completed SQ responses, the Authority will apply the selection criteria in the SQ. The Council intends to select the highest scoring FOUR (4) economic operators to progress from the SQ stage to the invitation to submit detailed solutions and participate in dialogue stage (subject to selected economic operators meeting the Authority's Minimum Standards set out in the SQ). Following the submission and evaluation of detailed solutions, the Authority intends to invite all bidders to detailed dialogue sessions. Once the Authority identifies the solution capable of meeting its needs, dialogue will be concluded, and bidders invited to submit a final tender before a preferred bidder is selected that represents the most economically advantageous tender. The Authority reserves the right to add stages or revise this process without reverting to an earlier stage. The deadline for clarifications to be submitted to the portal at this SQ stage is 12 noon (12:00 pm), on 31st May 2024. The Authority is seeking responses to this call for competition in advance of the deadline of 12 noon (12:00 pm), on the 10th June 2024. Applicants who do not submit a response to this call for competition by 12 noon (12:00 pm), on the 10th June 2024 may not be eligible to participate in proceeding stages of this procurement. The estimated contract value for the full possible contract period of 10 years is PS32,000,000. In arriving at the estimated contract value the contracting authority has considered without limitation estimated revenue costs associated with the provision of the services, inflation and potential betterment work to be explored as part of the competitive dialogue. For completeness, the contracting authority has considered the estimated costs of all service options that will be subject to Committee decision in September 2024 (including the number of HWRC Facilities to be included within the Contract) and considers the estimated contract value for the full possible contract period of 10 years for all scenarios to range between PS27,000,000 - PS32,000,000. The estimated contract value does not include the capital costs associated with any Contract Works undertaken at the HWRC Facilities nor does it include the costs of vehicles, equipment and assets which are anticipated (at this stage) to be predominantly funded by the contractor. Economic operators should note that the procurement documents marked as draft provide indicative information only of the Authority's approach to the procurement process at this stage and the Authority reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of them will be confirmed to applicants successful in being selected to submit detailed solutions and participate in dialogue. The Authority reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice. The Authority is of the view that TUPE is likely to apply to some staff. The competitive dialogue process will be limited and streamlined. The Authority does not intend to enter into extensive dialogue. The Authority reserves the right to omit any part of the Services at any stage (including in respect of the scenarios being presented for Committee decision in September 2024) and to require those tenderers remaining in the process to adjust their bids accordingly without reverting back to previous stages.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27f31d00-b5d0-4aad-914b-a055bd611951
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialog
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,113,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Aug 20255 months ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SANDBACH
Postcode
CW11 1HZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Sandbach Town
Westminster Constituency
Congleton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FCC WASTE SERVICES (UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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