Notice Information
Notice Title
Nant-y-Caws Landfill Site Phase 1 Leachate Effluent Treatment Plant Operation
Notice Description
** THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY ** Carmarthenshire County Council is responsible for the safe treatment and disposal of leachate arising from a closed landfill site at Nant-y-Caws, Carmarthen, UK. The leachate is currently treated via a biological treatment plant prior to discharge to a local river under a Natural Resources Wales issued Permit. The treatment plant consists of a MBBR (Mobile Bed Biological Reactor) and SAF (Submerged Aerated Filter) that successively treats the leachate to enable consented discharge to the river. The Council invited tenders for the operation and maintenance of the plant with suitably qualified and technically competent personnel. The site location and address is: Nant-y-Caws Landfill Site Phase 1 Nant-y-Caws Carmarthen SA32 8BG Contract Period: 01/02/2022 to 31/01/2025 with an extension option of up to a further 12 months.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The duration of the current Contract, which was due to expire on 31/01/2026, has been extended by 10 months to enable the full installation of a new denitrification reed bed to reduce nitrate levels and completion of a reed bed permit variation application to Natural Resources Wales.
Renewal: Option to extend for an additional 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02e38c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083620-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
65 - Public utilities
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
45232430 - Water-treatment work
65120000 - Operation of a water-purification plant
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
90700000 - Environmental services
90710000 - Environmental management
90720000 - Environmental protection
90730000 - Pollution tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation
90732000 - Services related to soil pollution
90733000 - Services related to water pollution
90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £535,949 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Oct 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Jan 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Diane Thomas
- Contact Email
- ddthomas@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1267234567
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARMARTHEN
- Postcode
- SA31 1JP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL42 South West Wales
- Delivery Location
- TLL14 South West Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Electoral Ward
- Carmarthen Town North and South
- Westminster Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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