Planning

Provision of Transfer Station

OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED

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Planning

23 Jul 2025 at 10:29

Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Direct Services Limited is initiating a tender for the provision of Transfer Station facilities, catering primarily to waste transfer station services and related refuse management, with key operations centred in Oxfordshire. As part of this public procurement process in the planning stage, preliminary market engagement is scheduled for November 2025, aimed at refining the tender framework. The procurement, valued at approximately £15 million with a gross value of £18 million, seeks to address industry category needs for services above the threshold within the UKJ1 region. The procurement process comprises a single lot with a contract period starting on 1st June 2026 and potentially extending to 30th May 2030.

The tender represents a lucrative opportunity for firms offering refuse and waste-related services, especially those specialised in handling dry recyclables, including plastics, glass, metal cans, paper products, and household batteries. Targeting organisations with capacity for recycling operations and transport logistics, this initiative offers growth potential through service expansion and collaboration with sub-central government authorities. Businesses interested can engage in upcoming market discussion sessions to better align their offerings with tender specifications, ensuring competitiveness in the developing waste management market of Oxfordshire. Prospective bidders are encouraged to establish contact via the provided email to discuss business alignment and initiate the tender participation process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Transfer Station

Notice Description

The provision of undercover Transfer Station facilities, handling of contract recyclable materials and loading of vehicles (supplied by onward transport Contractor). The Contract recyclables will be a single co-mingled stream comprising Dry Recyclables collected from households and a Trade Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) stream collected from Commercial Premises, comprising as a minimum: * Plastic * Glass * Metal cans and tins * Paper, card and cardboard * Drinks cartons and tetrapak * Household batteries (separate stream from DMR) Tonnage: 16,350 tonnes each year (75% household - 25% Trade approximately).

Planning Information

ODS will be conducting pre-market engagement with Waste Transfer Station services providers within the County of Oxfordshire. It is envisioned that this engagement will be a series of 1-2-1 meetings either in -person or virtually with potential services providers. The market engagement will help determine the appropriate geographies within the final tender. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please email ODSProcurement@odsgroup.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056479
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042309-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

45232470 - Waste transfer station

90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 30 May 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
odsprocurement@odsgroup.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX4 2HH
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Temple Cowley
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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