--- title: "Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Processing and Haulage" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2024-06-06" --- # Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Processing and Haulage Buyer: NORTH HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d1f18a9f-8066-485f-ab33-246551b512cc.json) ## Summary North Herts District Council is planning a procurement process for a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Processing and Haulage contract. The council is seeking market engagement for a contract that involves haulage from their transfer station in Buntingford SG9 9ER. The MRF needs to handle a variety of materials, including glass, steel, plastic, and paper, with an estimated annual processing tonnage of circa 15,200 tonnes starting in 2025. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in refuse recycling services to compete for a significant contract with North Herts District Council. Companies capable of providing efficient MRF processing and haulage services for mixed materials should consider bidding for this contract. The engagement end date for this tender is set for September 6, 2024, providing interested businesses with a clear deadline for submission. ## Notice East and North Herts Council are seeking information from the market relating to a material recovery facility (MRF) and haulage contract that the Councils will let in 2025. The material requires haulage from our transfer station in Buntingford SG9 9ER. The material mix will include: glass, steel and aluminium tins and cans, cartons, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays and the council is seeking a MRF which can handle soft plastics and therefore is interested in understanding processing capabilities. Mixed papers (cardboard and paper) will be collected separately but it is expected that a small proportion will enter the dry mixed recycling stream. The council is also considering whether a separate 'Lot' with a different materials composition, a transfer station and haulage for Hertsmere Borough Council is of interest to the market. North Hertfordshire Council (NHC) and East Hertfordshire Council (EHC) together 'The Council' are a shared service with a new dry recycling collection service due to come into effect around August 2025. The new service will collect residual waste, dry mixed recycling (DMR) and separate fibre on a three-weekly cycle for all material streams. The Council is currently out to tender for its collection contract and at this stage full collection methodology is unclear, we are seeking a haulage and processing contract for all our tonnage and we expect approximately a third of the tonnage to require processing each week. The Councils operate with NHC being the lead authority and all dry recycling material being bulked from a depot in Buntingford, SG9 9ER. At the moment the commingled dry recycling mix captures mixed paper albeit paper is also collected in a separate box. The current MRF processing contract runs until at least the end of April 2025. The current commingled mix includes:- Glass, plastic bottles pots, tubs and trays, mixed papers, steel and aluminium cans. There is a small proportion of households in North & East Herts currently participating in a FPF FlexCollect trial. These households are currently collecting soft plastics in survival bags. East & North Herts are seeking to remove the majority of the mixed papers material from the mixed dry recycling material and collect this separately in a separate wheeled bin and introduced soft plastics to the DMR composition. Estimate of tonnage requiring MRF processing annually from 2025 for EHC & NHC is circa:- 15,200 tonnes. The Council is also considering partnering with Hertsmere Borough Council as a separate 'lot' and seeks bidders views on this and their requirements in addition to those of the Council. In Hertsmere waste collection is in-house and provides an alternate weekly residual/DMR and separate organics collection. From April 2025 Hertsmere will provide a separate weekly food waste collection and fortnightly subscribed garden waste collection. DMR is currently direct delivered to Pearce Recycling Limited in St Albans and therefore... Additional information: North Hertfordshire District Council uses an E-Tendering system (In-Tend). Responses to the questionnaire must be returned through the Supply Hertfordshire Portal at the following website:. Supply Hertfordshire Electronic Tendering Site - Home (in-tendhost.co.uk) You must be registered on this website to respond. If you are already registered' you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note that there is a password reminder link on the homepage. Please ensure that you follow any instruction provided to you here. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Intend Helpdesk on 0845 557 8079 or by email support@in-tend.com Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8d167a4-9173-486c-b641-0f1c0e331598 | | Notice type | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Sep 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTH HERTS DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG6 3JF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | North Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Letchworth South West | | Westminster constituency | North East Hertfordshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90514000 - Refuse recycling services ## Release History - 6 Jun 2024 at 16:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8d167a4-9173-486c-b641-0f1c0e331598 - 6 Jun 2024 at 16:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8d167a4-9173-486c-b641-0f1c0e331598 - 6 Jun 2024 at 15:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8d167a4-9173-486c-b641-0f1c0e331598 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8d167a4-9173-486c-b641-0f1c0e331598 6th June 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.north-herts.gov.uk Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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