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title: "Comingled Recycling Treatment"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Comingled Recycling Treatment

Buyer: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bb7f

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the Comingled Recycling Treatment service is led by Bedford Borough Council in collaboration with Central Bedfordshire Council, both located in the United Kingdom. This tender, classified under refuse recycling services, has an estimated value of £5,580,000 over a potential contract period which commences on 1st October 2021 and ends on 30th September 2022, with options for renewal. The tendering phase has concluded, and interested suppliers were required to submit their bids electronically before 2nd August 2021, which marked the end of the tender period.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in waste management, recycling, or environmental services, particularly those with experience in sorting and marketing recyclables. Companies capable of managing bulk collections and operating materials recovery facilities (MRFs) would be well-positioned to compete in this market. The combined nature of this contract, involving both councils, could encourage collaborative bids from SMEs and larger entities striving to enhance their service offerings in the recycling sector.

## Notice

This tender is to provide the participating Authorities (Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council), a service whereby the Contract Materials are collected in bulk and delivered to a Contract Facility (MRF) for sorting and onward sale.The Contractor either acting directly or using the services and facilities of one or more third parties approved by the Authority shall collect, receive, sort and segregate Contract Material at the Contract Facility(s) as necessary into separate recyclable streams and will be responsible for the onward marketing and sale of Recyclate. Bedford Borough Council are leading on this procurement on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council. This tender is for Co-mingled Recycling Treatment for both Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. This is a combined procurement however, upon award, the successful supplier will enter into a separate Contract with each Authority.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This tender is to provide the participating Authorities (Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council), a service whereby the Contract Materials are collected in bulk and delivered to a Contract Facility (MRF) for sorting and onward sale. The Contractor either acting directly or using the services and facilities of one or more third parties approved by the Authority shall collect, receive, sort and segregate Contract Material at the Contract Facility(s) as necessary into separate recyclable streams and will be responsible for the onward marketing and sale of Recyclate. Bedford Borough Council are leading on this procurement on behalf of Central Bedfordshire Council. This tender is for Co-mingled Recycling Treatment for both Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. This is a combined procurement however, upon award, the successful supplier will enter into a separate Contract with each Authority. The contract value show in this notice is the estimated combined value for both Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council across the potential 3 years (1yr +1 + 1)

Renewal: 1 year contract with the option to extend by up to a further 2 years in 12 month extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023491-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 30 Sep 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,580,000 |
| Lots value | £5,580,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,688,838 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | BEDFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK42 9AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH25 Central Bedfordshire |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Shefford |
| Westminster constituency | Hitchin |
| Delivery location | TLH24 Bedford, TLH25 Central Bedfordshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEW EARTH SOLUTIONS (WEST) LTD T/A MID-UK RECYCLING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2021 at 15:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023491-2021
- 27 Jul 2021 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013324-2021
- 5 Jul 2021 at 12:03 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015358-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home
- https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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