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title: "prj_4923_Strategic Waste Management"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0433b6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD."
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# prj_4923_Strategic Waste Management

Buyer: SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD.  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0433b6

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## Summary

The procurement process for "Strategic Waste Management" was led by Southern Water Services Ltd., focused on refuse and waste related services across Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, and the Isle of Wight. This procurement, following the selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition, has concluded with the award stage. The contract, having begun its award phase on 30th April 2025, includes various lots covering services such as intersite sludge tankering, waste management, and biosolids disposal. The tender caters to Southern Water’s requirement for services around the clock, underscoring its strategic importance to regional operations in the water industry.

This procurement opportunity was designed to foster business growth by offering substantial contracts, such as a significant £187 million contract to Lanes Group Limited for the West Region's Planned & Reactive Tankering & Waste Services. With numerous lots awarded to large and SME suppliers, it provides opportunities for established waste management companies and specialists in hazardous waste disposal to compete. Ideal contenders include businesses experienced in 24/7 service provision and those capable of handling complex logistics associated with waste management and disposal. Collaborations and sub-contracting opportunities within awarded lots could also benefit smaller enterprises looking to diversify service offerings in the waste management sector.

## Notice

Provision of planned and reactive intersite liquid sludge tankering, planned and reactive intersite raw sludge cake transfer, and onsite tankering services such as wet well cleaning, tank cleaning, tank emptying, jetting, lagoon cleaning, hazardous waste disposal, chemical disposal, and emergency incident response including street works. Other services include General waste collection and disposal, planned and reactive grit and screenings collection and disposal, fly tipping & hazardous waste collection and disposal, reactive response to and management of pollution events etc. Additionally, the marketing, sale, transport and, disposal of digested sewage sludge cake (Biosolids) is included. Elements of the services are required 24 hours, 7 days a week. Southern Water has sites across Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and the Isle of Wight.

### Lot Information

Planned and Reactive Tankering & Waste Services

Activities include Liquid waste management arising from water and wastewater operational processes such as: -Planned Intersite Sludge Tankering- collection, transportation and disposal of Liquid waste between SW facilities, and where necessary to third party facilities -Planned Non-Routine Tankering- Additional tankering requirements for scheduled works on a semi-regular basis e.g. wet well cleaning, sludge line jetting, tank cleans etc. -Reactive tankering in the case of emergencies 24 hours per day, 365 days per year -Other services: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of dewatered sludge cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection and other activities related to the management of waste, e.g. traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, in response to pollution events Note some of the above activities may be separated into a different lot at the time of the final tender pack release

Digested Cake Biosolids Offsite

Activities conducted comprise of: Planned haulage of up to 300,000 tonnes/yr of Biosolids and up to 10,000 tones/yr of water clarification sludges to suitable agricultural outlets Marketing, sales, in-field operations (e.g. stockpiling, spreading, civilization, soil sampling, and onsite operations (e.g. container management) Some services may have a reactive 24/7 requirement

Novel Waste Disposal/Brokerage

Requirement for waste brokers or specialist waste disposers to manage the disposal of "novel wastes" arising from the water and wastewater treatment operation e.g. sewage waste mixed with petrochemicals, spent chemical containers, asbestos waste, out of specification sludge waste.

Waste Ancillary Services

Southern Water may require ancillary services to support the deployment of tankers and for other core waste services. These services are referenced in previous lots. It is to be determined whether any or all services in this lot will be combined with a previous lot at the time of the final tender pack release. Service include: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection, and includes activities used to manage pollution events such as traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, lighting towers, portaloos, scaffolding, road sweepers etc.

1

Activities include Liquid waste management arising from water and wastewater operational processes such as: -Planned Intersite Sludge Tankering- collection, transportation and disposal of Liquid waste between SW facilities, and where necessary to third party facilities -Planned Non-Routine Tankering- Additional tankering requirements for scheduled works on a semi-regular basis e.g. wet well cleaning, sludge line jetting, tank cleans etc. -Reactive tankering in the case of emergencies 24 hours per day, 365 days per year -Other services: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of dewatered sludge cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection and other activities related to the management of waste, e.g. traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, in response to pollution events

2

Activities include Liquid waste management arising from water and wastewater operational processes such as: -Planned Intersite Sludge Tankering- collection, transportation and disposal of Liquid waste between SW facilities, and where necessary to third party facilities -Planned Non-Routine Tankering- Additional tankering requirements for scheduled works on a semi-regular basis e.g. wet well cleaning, sludge line jetting, tank cleans etc. -Reactive tankering in the case of emergencies 24 hours per day, 365 days per year -Other services: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of dewatered sludge cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection and other activities related to the management of waste, e.g. traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, in response to pollution events

3

Activities include Liquid waste management arising from water and wastewater operational processes such as: -Planned Intersite Sludge Tankering- collection, transportation and disposal of Liquid waste between SW facilities, and where necessary to third party facilities -Planned Non-Routine Tankering- Additional tankering requirements for scheduled works on a semi-regular basis e.g. wet well cleaning, sludge line jetting, tank cleans etc. -Reactive tankering in the case of emergencies 24 hours per day, 365 days per year -Other services: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of dewatered sludge cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection and other activities related to the management of waste, e.g. traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, in response to pollution events

4

Southern Water may require ancillary services to support the deployment of tankers and for other core waste services. These services are referenced in previous lots. It is to be determined whether any or all services in this lot will be combined with a previous lot at the time of the final tender pack release. Service include: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection, and includes activities used to manage pollution events such as traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, lighting towers, portaloos, scaffolding, road sweepers etc.

5

Requirement for waste brokers or specialist waste disposers to manage the disposal of "specialist wastes" arising from the water and wastewater treatment operation. Typical waste streams within the scope of this service brief include (non exhaustive list): o Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) o Petro-chemicals o Oil contaminated sewage o Spent gas canisters o Spent chemical IBCs o Asbestos waste o Fly tipped waste o Cold digested wastewater sludge o Sewage grit and screenings, and gross solids The supplier may be asked to provide transport services, however not before the disposal options have been assessed and approved by Southern Water planners The Service Provider is responsible for the following activities on a planned and reactive (emergency) basis 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

6

The activity predominantly involves the collection, transportation and disposal of general waste arising from offices, sundry building work and business activities associated with the supply of water and treatment of wastewater. The Service Provider is responsible for the following activities on a planned basis. The waste may derive from offices, building or demolition work, from excavations and from maintenance of Water Industry facilities. The waste is mixed municipal waste, including paper and cardboard, glass, plastics, metals, wood and electrical and electronic equipment. The waste may contain pipes used for water supply or sewers, as well as waste from mess room facilities. The waste may also contain used protective clothing Regional coverage - The supplier will be engaged across all Southern Water regions

7

The activity predominantly involves the collection and transportation of dewatered sludge cake from and between Southern Water sites, however, it may be necessary as part of the operation to dispose of some of the waste via third party outlets, for example landfill. The Service Provider is responsible for the following activities on a planned and reactive (emergency) basis 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. It is important to distinguish between raw sewage sludge cake being the topic of this annex, and digested sewage sludge cake. Digested sewage sludge cake is not in scope for this service brief and instead is covered in Lot 10

8

The Supplier will provide full sales, transport, and land recycling services for Biosolids and Water Clarification Sludges produced by Southern Water within operational regions on the UK mainland and the Isle of Wight.

9

The activity predominantly involves the collection, transportation and disposal of grit, screenings and debris arising from wastewater treatment processes The Service Provider is responsible for the following activities on a planned and reactive (emergency) basis 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Regional coverage - The supplier will be engaged across all Southern Water regions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017866-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Apr 2024 |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £640,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £536,500,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LTD. |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN13 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Northbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | ASPREY ST JOHN & COMPANY LIMITED TRADING AS ENVIROVUE; AUSTIN CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED - ACS; BIFFA WASTE SERVICES; BIOMARSH ENVIRONMENTAL; CAPPAGH BROWNE UTILITIES; COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING; FGS ORGANICS; LANES GROUP; MTS CLEANSING SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 34928310 - Safety fencing
- 44611420 - Sludge-storage tanks
- 44613700 - Refuse skips
- 44613800 - Containers for waste material
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 90410000 - Sewage removal services
- 90420000 - Sewage treatment services
- 90430000 - Sewage disposal services
- 90450000 - Treatment services of septic tanks
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90480000 - Sewerage management services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90513600 - Sludge removal services
- 90513700 - Sludge transport services
- 90513800 - Sludge treatment services
- 90513900 - Sludge disposal services
- 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2025 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017866-2025
- 23 Jan 2024 at 12:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002237-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southernwater.co.uk
- https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/

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