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The Provision of Treatment of Street Sweeping Arisings from North Herts and Welwyn Hatfield 2026-2030

Hertfordshire County Council

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

ContractAmendment

14 Sep 2026 at 14:17

UK10 - Contract Change Notice
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07 Sep 2026 at 10:46

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30 Apr 2026 at 12:01

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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30 Apr 2026 at 11:34

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21 May 2025 at 16:16

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Planning

20 May 2025 at 17:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Hertfordshire County Council procured the collection, transport and treatment of street-sweeping arisings collected by North Hertfordshire District Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. The requirement covers refuse and waste-related services, including handling street sweepings and their onward treatment. Delivery is in the North Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield areas of Hertfordshire. The procurement is a service contract for a local authority waste-management operation, rather than general street cleaning. The selected provider is responsible for the operational chain from collection through transport to treatment. The lot was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although the award was made to a large waste-services business. The buying organisation is Hertfordshire County Council, acting for the two district and borough councils whose street sweepings are collected.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award after an earlier open competition received no bid for this requirement. The contract was awarded to Biffa Waste Services Limited on 28 April 2026 for £690,000 gross. The contract was signed on 28 August 2026 and runs from 28 August 2026 to 31 March 2030, with an option for the council to extend it by up to one year, to 30 March 2031. The contract is active. A proposed corporate restructuring would novate the contract to Biffa Landfill Solutions Limited on 28 September 2026, with no other contractual changes. The service was evaluated through the earlier competitive process, followed by the direct-award decision under section 43(1) of the Procurement Act 2023.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to manage street-sweeping arisings as an integrated waste service, covering collection, transport and treatment across multiple local-authority areas. A credible competitor would need suitable waste-treatment capability, reliable logistics and the operational capacity to maintain continuity across a district and a borough. The council’s rationale records that the awarded service model used articulated lorries and that the selected supplier offered the same pricing across related lots. This points to the importance of fleet capability, route planning and consistent service delivery at local-authority scale. Suppliers should also be able to offer treatment routes that avoid more expensive and less environmentally sustainable disposal methods. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs, so a capable specialist or consortium may be commercially relevant when this type of service next returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Treatment of Street Sweeping Arisings from North Herts and Welwyn Hatfield 2026-2030

Notice Description

The collection, transport and treatment of street sweepings collected by North Hertfordshire District Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Procurement Information

Switching to direct award In November 2025, the Waste Management Unit (WMU) team at Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) issued an open procurement for HCC2517040 - The Provision of Treatment of Street Sweeping Arisings 2026-2030. The contract covered the collection, transport and treatment of street sweepings collected by all ten (10) Waste Collection Authorities (WCAs) in Hertfordshire. To facilitate the tender process and reflect the operational boundaries, the procurement was divided into ten (10) lots, one for each district/borough. By the submission deadline in January 2026, only one tender was received. The sole tenderer, Biffa Waste Services Ltd (Biffa), submitted bids for eight (8) out of the ten (10) lots. North Herts and Welwyn Hatfield received no bids. Evaluation and call-in procedure were completed in February 2026. Biffa on 5th March 2026 was awarded a contract for the eight (8) lots it tendered for. The HCC WMU team held further discussions with Biffa regarding the two unbid lots. Biffa expressed interest in delivering these services, subject to a minor adjustment to the collection methodology, moving from the current "collect and swap container" model to the use of an articulated lorry. HCC is satisfied that the conditions of contract have not been significantly altered. As no suitable tenders were received following a competitive process, HCC determined that it was appropriate to proceed with a direct award for the remaining two lots as permitted under Section 43(1) of the Procurement Act 2023, where a competitive process has failed to produce any suitable bids. HCC considers that an award under Section 19 is not possible in the circumstances. The original open tender attracted only a single bid for eight (8) out of the ten (10) lots. The collection methodology for the eight (8) lots was the use of an articulated lorry. This outcome demonstrates a very limited level of market interest in delivering the service model. HCC has assessed whether amending the two lots which received no bids through a minor change to the collection methodology (to the use of an articulated lorry) would be likely to generate additional competition. HCC has concluded that such changes would not materially alter supplier capability or appetite. On this basis, HCC considers this to indicate that, even if the unsuccessful lots were amended by making a minor adjustment to the collection methodology, the likelihood of receiving a bid from another supplier would remain remote. The successful Bidder has also confirmed that they would honour the same pricing applied to the eight (8) lots they were awarded for the remaining two (2) lots. Given this, it is unlikely that re-running the procurement would deliver better value. Moreover, the time constraints would have made it highly challenging to maintain continuity of service across Hertfordshire's network. Without this direct award, the only viable alternative would have been to dispose of street sweepings through more expensive and less environmentally sustainable methods.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051985
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086909-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK10 - Contract Change Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

90612000 - Street-sweeping services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,100,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£690,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£690,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
28 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
28 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hertfordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STEVENAGE
Postcode
SG1 2FQ
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stevenage
Electoral Ward
Symonds Green
Westminster Constituency
Stevenage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Biffa Waste Services Ltd

BIFFA LANDFILL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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