Notice Information
Notice Title
Integrated Resource and Waste Management Services
Notice Description
The Contract shall include the following Services: * Operation and maintenance of the Authority EfW Facility to provide reception, storage and incineration of EfW Waste. The Contractor shall optimise the Authority EfW Facility performance and energy recovery. The Contractor will be responsible for the sale of electricity generated at the Authority EfW Facility and the Treatment and / or disposal of EfW Products. * Operation and maintenance of three WTS Facilities (Vine Street WTS, Weaving Lane WTS and Emerald Street WTS), to provide reception, storage and bulking of Contract Waste delivered by the Authority. The Vine Street WTS is co-located with the Authority EfW Facility. * Waste transfer services, including the receipt, handling, bulking, transfer and haulage of Contract Waste, including any internal movements between the Authority Facilities. All Contract Waste delivered to the Contactor will upon delivery be the property of and held at the entire responsibility of the Contractor. * Operation and maintenance of four HWRCs - located at Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Meltham and Upper Cumberworth. * The marketing and sale of Dry Recyclables delivered by the Authority. * Receipt, handling, transfer and processing of Garden Waste collected by the Authority. * Management of waste containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). * The Contractor shall provide all necessary Personnel, Equipment, and consumables required to deliver the Services in accordance with the Specification, the Authority's corporate objectives, and all statutory obligations pertaining to the Authority and the Contractor in delivery of the Services. * Fulfilment of the Authority's statutory duty for the Treatment and disposal of Contract Waste under Section 51 of the EPA, all subsequent legislation to the EPA and any subsequent legislation replacing the EPA i.e. the Environment Act 2021. * Site improvement and rectification works. Waste streams in scope: * Residual Waste; * Dry Recyclables; * Food Waste; * Garden Waste; * Gully detritus arising from road sweeping and gully emptying; * Waste containing Persistent Organic Pollutants; * Offensive Waste; * DIY Waste; * Asbestos; * WEEE; * Textiles; * Depot Collected Waste; * Waste delivered by Service Users of the Administrative Area to the HWRC Facilities; * Ad-hoc Waste. Volumes of waste: The annual tonnage of waste requiring treatment based on 2024/25 information are approximately: - General waste 121,000 - Comingled Recycling 19,000 - Bulky waste 5,000 - POPs 2,000 - Garden waste 15,000 - Other 15,000 Contract Duration: The contract is expected to start in April 2028 for an initial 15 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years with a maximum expiry of March 2045.
Planning Information
• Suppliers interested in bidding for the IRWMS contract and wishing to attend a visit to the EfW facility during the planned shutdown period are invited to register their interest. • Visits are currently proposed to take place over half-day appointment slots on 17th to 19th June 2026, subject to confirmation. • Suppliers will be required to sign and return the Non-Disclosure Agreement ("NDA") (Appendix A) to be able to attend a Site Visit by the deadline of 15th June 2026. • Suppliers will not be permitted to attend these Site Visits unless a completed and signed NDA has been received by the Authority prior to the planned Site Visit dates. Any Supplier that fails to comply with this requirement will not be permitted on Site. • Suppliers will be able to visit the following Authority Site, accompanied by the Authority and the Incumbent Contractor: - EfW, Vine Street, Huddersfield, HD1 6NT • Suppliers are only permitted to bring a maximum of three (3) representatives to the Site visits, and Suppliers should be made aware that other Suppliers may also be attending at the same time. • Suppliers are to submit a completed NDA (Appendix A) expressing an interest in attending a Site Visit, electronically via the internet using the YORtender Electronic Tendering System ("ETS") at https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER. • The Authority will then communicate the exact date of your visit via the Messaging Function on the ETS. Suppliers should therefore ensure they are available for any given date between 17th and 19th June 2026. • During the Site Visits, any questions should be noted down and raised via the Messaging Function on the ETS to help with equal treatment, transparency and consistency requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052174
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056327-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £440,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £440,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2028 - 31 Mar 2043 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2043-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUDDERSFIELD
- Postcode
- HD1 2TA
- Post Town
- Huddersfield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
- Delivery Location
- TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
-
- Local Authority
- Kirklees
- Electoral Ward
- Newsome
- Westminster Constituency
- Huddersfield
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056327-2026
15th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051788-2026
2nd June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024036-2026
17th March 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073691-2025
13th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061560-2025
2nd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025970-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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"riskDetails": "Known Unknowns Purpose and Status The Authority recognises that the delivery of long-term integrated waste management services may be affected by future regulatory, policy, and operational environment changes. The matters set out in this section represent foreseeable areas of uncertainty (\"Known Unknowns\") which may arise during the Contract Period. Bidders are advised that the Contract has been structured to address such uncertainties through defined contractual mechanisms, including: * Clause 43 (Authority and Contractor Changes) * Clause 44 (Change in Law) * Schedule 21 (Change Protocol) * Clauses 39-41 (Compensation Events, Relief Events and Excusing Causes) 1. Emissions Trading Scheme The introduction or expansion of statutory, regulatory, or fiscal requirements affecting the treatment, recovery, or disposal of Contract Waste, including but not limited to the application of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to energy from waste facilities from 2028, may result in changes to the cost, scope, risk allocation, or delivery arrangements under the Contract. 2. District heat network / heat offtake The potential requirement for the Energy from Waste facility to interface with, connect to, or supply heat to a district heat network, including any future heat offtake arrangements, may result in changes to the cost, scope, risk allocation, operational requirements, asset configuration or delivery arrangements under the Contract. Any requirement to connect to a heat network or modify facility configuration to enable heat offtake shall be treated as an Authority Change (where initiated by the Authority) or a Change in Law (where mandated by legislation) and shall be implemented in accordance with the Contract. 3. Weaving Lane site Future decisions relating to the operational use of the Weaving Lane HWRC site may require adjustments to site access, traffic management, operational interfaces, or implementation arrangements under the Contract. This may include movement between adjacent site areas, continued use of existing temporary arrangements, return to a previous site arrangement, or alternative access arrangements during the contract term. Changes to site arrangements during the Contract Period shall be treated as an Authority Change, unless otherwise specified. 4. Waste policy and service change Future changes in legislation, regulation, policy or service changes affecting local authority waste services may result in changes to the cost, scope, risk allocation, operational requirements, or delivery arrangements under the Contract including without limitation, changes arising from Simpler Recycling, food waste requirements, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), changes in Contract Waste tonnage or composition, recycling or treatment market availability, environmental compliance requirements, or future changes required to maintain statutory waste services. These changes shall be implemented in accordance with the Contract. 5. Potential future development of a Materials Recovery Facility Future changes in recycling markets, collection methodologies, waste composition, regulatory requirements, regional Materials Recovery Facility capacity, or business continuity requirements may result in the need to reconsider the Council's approach to recycling treatment and transfer arrangements during the Contract term. This may include, in exceptional circumstances, potential procurement for the reinstatement of a Council-owned Materials Recovery Facility, or related infrastructure, and may result in changes to the cost, scope, risk allocation, operational requirements, asset configuration or delivery arrangements under the Contract. 6. Performance Measures and KPIs The Contract includes a Performance Management Framework (including Key Performance Indicators and Publishable Performance Indicators). The Authority reserves the right to review and amend such performance measures during the Contract Period to reflect changes in legislation, policy, service requirements, or best practice. Any changes to performance measures shall be implemented in accordance with the Contract, including (where applicable): * the Change Protocol (Schedule 21); * provisions relating to performance monitoring and Publishable Performance Indicators; and * the Payment Mechanism where performance measures impact deductions or payments. Any such amendments will be limited to changes which do not alter the overall nature of the Contract and will be applied in a transparent and proportionate manner. The Bidders shall undertake their own due diligence in accordance with Clause 6 of the Contract. For the avoidance of doubt any changes arising from the above will be implemented strictly in accordance with the Contract and applicable procurement law."
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