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Transportation and Processing of Dry Mixed Recycling

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 12:58

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Summary of the contracting process

Stoke-on-Trent City Council requires a dry mixed recycling service covering collection, haulage, sorting, processing and onward marketing or reprocessing. The contractor handles recycling collected from around 160,000 residential properties and receives material at Federation Road Transfer Station in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, or another Council-nominated site in North Staffordshire. The service includes transporting material to licensed and permitted facilities, sorting it into recyclable material streams, and delivering those outputs to approved merchants, reprocessors or other destinations. Contamination, non-recyclable material and processing residues must be managed through the waste hierarchy, with energy-from-waste used where practicable. The contractor must provide continuity arrangements, certified weighing, full material traceability, waste composition analysis and regular reporting on tonnage, contamination, destinations and weighbridge data. This is an environmental services requirement classified as refuse recycling services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to Matiq Group Ltd under the urgency provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. The Council cited the incumbent contractor’s voluntary liquidation, loss of its main processing facility and the immediate risk to statutory recycling services. The award date is 11 September 2026. The contract period runs from 11 September 2026 to 6 March 2028. The awarded value is £2,100,000 excluding VAT, or £2,520,000 including VAT. One lot was awarded. The service is expected to handle approximately 18,500 tonnes of dry mixed recycling each year, rising towards approximately 20,000 tonnes. Delivery requires capacity for around three loaded trailers per day from Monday to Thursday, plus seasonal and Christmas peaks, with licensed facilities, contingency arrangements and compliant end destinations.

This requirement indicates demand for an integrated recycling operator able to manage the complete chain from transfer-station collection through haulage, sorting, processing and onward sale or reprocessing. A credible future competitor would need sufficient trailer and transport capacity, including resilience for seasonal surges, and access to suitably licensed and permitted processing facilities and approved downstream merchants or reprocessors. Operational strength would include certified weighing, accurate material and destination traceability, contingency arrangements that protect service continuity, and the ability to manage contamination and residues in line with the waste hierarchy. The buyer also expects disciplined performance information, including tonnage, composition, contamination, processing destinations, weighbridge records and waste analysis. Relevant experience in high-volume household recycling and compliance with waste, environmental and permitting legislation would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Transportation and Processing of Dry Mixed Recycling

Notice Description

The Council requires a contractor to provide the collection, haulage, sorting, processing and onward marketing/reprocessing of approximately 18,500 tonnes of Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) per annum, collected from approximately 160,000 residential properties through the Council's kerbside recycling service. Annual tonnage is expected to increase towards approximately 20,000 tonnes per annum. The DMR will be supplied by the Council at Federation Road Transfer Station, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HU, or an alternative Council-nominated location within North Staffordshire where required. The Contractor must provide sufficient haulage capacity to collect the material, currently approximately three loaded trailers per day, Monday to Thursday, with additional capacity to manage seasonal and Christmas peaks. The Contractor must provide and maintain the required empty trailer capacity at the Council's nominated delivery point. The Contractor must transport the DMR to a suitably licensed and permitted processing facility, where it must be sorted and processed into recyclable material streams suitable for onward sale and reprocessing. The resulting Sorted Output Materials (SOM) must be transported to suitably licensed merchants, reprocessors or other approved end destinations. Non-recyclable materials, contamination and process residues must be managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy, with the service designed to maximise diversion from landfill. Energy from Waste should be used for contaminants and process residues where practicable. The Contractor must provide suitable licensed and permitted processing facilities, contingency arrangements, certified weighing facilities and full traceability of the DMR from collection through processing to its final destination. The service must include monthly reporting of tonnage, material composition, contamination, processing destinations and weighbridge information, together with waste composition analysis. The service must be delivered in compliance with all applicable waste, environmental and permitting legislation, including the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010. Any alternative processing or contingency arrangements required to maintain service continuity must be provided at no additional cost to the Council. Summary: What is required: collection, haulage, sorting, processing and marketing/reprocessing of DMR. Amount: approximately 18,500 tonnes per year, increasing towards 20,000 tonnes. Where/how supplied by the Council: Federation Road Transfer Station, with an alternative North Staffordshire location if required. How the contractor must supply the service: approximately 3 loaded trailers per day, Monday-Thursday, sufficient trailer capacity, processing at licensed facilities, sorting into recyclable streams and onward delivery to licensed end destinations. How non-recyclables are dealt with: waste hierarchy, maximum landfill diversion and EfW where practicable. Key delivery requirements: licensed facilities, contingency, weighing, traceability and reporting

Procurement Information

The Council considers a direct award to MATIQ Group Ltd to be justified under the Procurement Act 2023 on the grounds of extreme and unavoidable urgency arising from unforeseeable circumstances. The voluntary liquidation of the incumbent contractor and the loss of its principal processing facility created an immediate risk to the continuity of the Council's statutory recycling service, which could not reasonably have been foreseen and which does not allow sufficient time to conduct a competitive procurement exercise. MATIQ Group Ltd (appointed by the previous provider) has already demonstrated the necessary capacity, capability and compliance through existing contingency arrangements. An 18-month term is proposed as a proportionate interim arrangement to safeguard continuity of a statutory waste collection service while the Council undertakes the necessary market assessment, governance and procurement activity for the longer-term solution, and allows greater clarity to emerge regarding the wider strategic environment in which those longer-term arrangements will operate. The period provides a realistic and controlled timeframe to develop the future procurement strategy, complete the required approvals and allow sufficient time for any subsequent provider to mobilise effectively. This approach balances the immediate statutory service requirement with the Council's obligation to achieve a robust, competitive and sustainable longer-term procurement outcome.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f807
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086395-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90514000 - Refuse recycling services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Sep 2026 - 6 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode
ST4 1HH
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Hartshill Park & Stoke
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Matiq Group Ltd

Further Information

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