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Award

03 Oct 2025 at 16:21

TenderUpdate

02 Jan 2025 at 15:35

Tender

30 Oct 2024 at 11:42

TenderUpdate

22 Aug 2024 at 14:58

Planning

15 Aug 2024 at 14:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Combined Cleansing Service Contract for Arun District Council, managed by Hampshire County Council, recently reached the award stage with the contract being signed on 20th March 2025. The procurement process, classified under refuse and waste-related services, is intended to serve around 160,000 residents in the West Sussex County area, including popular tourist destinations like Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. This extensive service contract includes waste collection, street and beach cleaning, and public toilet maintenance. The open procedure procurement method was used to award a single contract based on the "Price per Quality Point" criteria, reflecting a contract value of up to £200 million. Notably, the status is marked complete with the key supplier being Biffa Waste Services Ltd.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies involved in refuse collection, waste management, and environmental services. Companies that can deliver high-quality service while demonstrating strong implementation and health and safety practices are well-suited to compete. The contract's scope includes a capital spend on food waste vehicle procurement, underscoring a demand for suppliers with expertise in this area. Given the scale and geographic focus within the Arun District, businesses with local operational capabilities and a proven track record in managing similar public service contracts would find a strategic fit in competing for similar future opportunities.

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Notice Title

Combined Cleansing Service Contract for Arun District Council

Notice Description

THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED BY HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL. Arun District Council (ADC) serves a population of approximately 160,000 residents under the West Sussex County Authority area with an increase of circa one thousand households per year over the course of the initial term. The authority provides kerbside residential waste (residual, recycling, and garden waste) collection services as well as street, beach and promenade cleaning and public toilet cleansing services to the popular tourist destinations of Bognor Regis, Littlehampton, Arundel and Rustington, which see approximately four million visitors a year. Further information can be found in 11.2.4 below

Lot Information

Lot 1

This opportunity is a for a single contract for Refuse Collection and Street Cleansing and related services across Arun District properties and land as highlighted in section II.2.3 above. The award of contract will be based on Price per Quality Point. The winning tenderer will need to pass all Pass/Fail questions and meet or exceed 60% of the available Quality score in order to be considered for award of contract. The contract value includes: * an estimated 8 million spend per annum for delivery of the service * Up to 1.2 million capital spend for the procurement of the food waste vehicles as part of this contract - provided as set up costs * Consideration of potential price index increases & service growth Services in scope of this contract are: Fortnightly residual waste from a 180-litre supplied bin. Fortnightly dry mixed recycling from a 240-litre supplied bin - household. Garden waste collection - household Weekly Food waste - household Bulky waste service - household Neighbourhood Recycling centres Street cleansing and litter picking Highways cleansing and litter picking Graffiti and Fly-Posting removal service Cleansing and minor repairs of toilets (public convenience) Additional information: THIS SERVICE WAS PROCURED ON BEHALF OF ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL BY HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048b37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062297-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90511000 - Refuse collection services

90512000 - Refuse transport services

90513100 - Household-refuse disposal services

90513200 - Urban solid-refuse disposal services

90514000 - Refuse recycling services

90610000 - Street-cleaning and sweeping services

90670000 - Disinfecting and exterminating services in urban or rural areas

90680000 - Beach cleaning services

90690000 - Graffiti removal services

90910000 - Cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
3 Oct 2024Expired
Award Date
20 Mar 20251 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hampshire County Council
Additional Buyers

Arun District Council

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL on behalf of ARUN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOGNOR REGIS
Postcode
SO23 8UJ
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)

Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Biffa Waste Services Ltd

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