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title: "Somerset County Waste and Recycling Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049784"
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# Somerset County Waste and Recycling Services

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049784

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## Summary

The Somerset County Council has awarded a contract to Suez Recycling and Recovery Limited for providing Waste Collection and Recycling Services under the project name "Somerset County Waste and Recycling Services". This procurement, classified under the "Refuse recycling services" industry category, was initiated via a tender and advertised in the OJEU Contract Notice. The procurement process is in the award update and contract update stages, following the contract's signing on 28th March 2020. Key locations include Somerset’s UKK23 region, with the contract running for approximately 3600 days, reflecting an extension due to extraordinary circumstances.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for firms involved in waste management, recycling services, and related project management. Suez's contract amendment and the increase in contract value by £47,000,000 offer a substantial market opportunity, ideally suited for large-scale organisations capable of delivering comprehensive waste services and adapting to fluctuating project requirements. Businesses with expertise in mitigating unforeseen commercial challenges and maintaining crucial public services, even under duress, will find this tender particularly advantageous.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Somerset County Council ("Council") awarded a contract to Suez Recycling and Recovery Limited ("Suez") in March 2020 following a procurement for project management services for the delivery of Waste Collection and Recycling Services for Somerset Waste Partnership formed by the County Council and District Councils. Council's municipal waste strategy and its landfill directive obligations to divert biodegradable municipal waste from landfill (the "Contract"). The procurement was advertised in OJEU Contract Notice (2004/S 174368-201).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028056-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £617,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK23 Somerset CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2024 at 09:05 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028056-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.somerset.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:174368-2004:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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