--- title: "Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Plant Residual Waste Treatment Contract - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Milton Keynes City Council" published: "2026-10-06" --- # Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Plant Residual Waste Treatment Contract - AWARD Buyer: Milton Keynes City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d.json) ## Summary Milton Keynes City Council procured operation and maintenance of Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park, a residual waste treatment and recovery service in Milton Keynes. The operational facility combines mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion and advanced thermal treatment, and supports the council’s statutory waste disposal responsibilities. The contractor is expected to work in partnership with the council to optimise the plant’s capacity, efficiency and overall performance, with the facility designed for a service life extending to at least 2042. The plant can process up to 132,000 tonnes of waste a year. This is a specialist waste-management operation rather than a general refuse collection contract, and is relevant to operators of large, integrated residual-waste treatment infrastructure. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd. The award was made on 27 April 2026, at a value of £313,710,755. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2041. The council used a selective procedure conducted through competitive dialogue. The original selection-stage submission deadline was 24 March 2025. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as a single residual-waste treatment contract; no separate lots are described. The stated purpose was to select an experienced contractor to operate and maintain the facility and improve its capacity, efficiency and performance. The award information does not set out a scored evaluation formula or specific pass marks, so no weighting or ranking criteria can be stated. For a future competition for this council’s residual-waste plant, credible suppliers would need demonstrable experience delivering residual waste management services for local authorities, together with the operational depth to run and maintain a complex, already-operational facility. The requirement spans mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion and advanced thermal treatment, so experience coordinating integrated processes and improving their combined capacity, efficiency and performance would be relevant. The plant’s annual processing capability indicates a substantial operational undertaking, and the council’s aim to sustain its design life calls for a long-term, collaborative approach to asset performance. The stated suitability excludes SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, pointing to a requirement geared towards established operators with substantial delivery capacity. ## Notice Milton Keynes City Council (the 'Authority') invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in relation to its contract for the operation and maintenance of Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (MKWRP) (the 'Contract'). The MKWRP is an innovative, operational residual waste recovery facility comprising three adjoined and interlinked technologies: mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion and advance thermal treatment, capable of processing up to 132,000 tonnes per year and providing critical infrastructure to deliver the Authority's statutory waste disposal functions. The Authority is seeking a contractor experienced in local authority residual waste management services to work in partnership and collaboration with the Authority to optimise the capacity, efficiency and overall performance of the MKWRP to achieve a design life up to at least 2042. For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to 'Express Interest' upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system. Suppliers will be notified by email, and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for this tender. Deadline for submissions of the Selection Stage returns will be 12:00, 24th of March 2025. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website. Please do not engage with any persons in the Council via email or phone regarding this tender. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5564161a-b264-460b-b7d2-a465359ea0ee | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialog | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Apr 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2041 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £313,710,755 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Milton Keynes City Council | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Postcode area | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services ## Release History - 6 Oct 2026 at 08:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5564161a-b264-460b-b7d2-a465359ea0ee ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5564161a-b264-460b-b7d2-a465359ea0ee 6th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home - https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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