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title: "CP2517-24 Textile Waste Recycling Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04a7ae"
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# CP2517-24 Textile Waste Recycling Contract

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a7ae

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## Summary

Devon County Council (DCC) has concluded the award stage for the CP2517-24 Textile Waste Recycling Contract. This procurement is classified under refuse and waste related services within the UKK43 region. The contract, which was actively managed through an open procedure, involved the provision, maintenance, and haulage of textile waste to recycling points across specified locations in Devon. The service entails comprehensive waste disposal responsibilities, reflecting the collaboration between DCC, eight District Councils in Devon, and Torbay Council, encompassed under the Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee (DASWC). The procurement process highlighted significant dates, including the tender period that ended on 14th November 2024, and the contract signing on 24th December 2024. The contract will commence on 1st April 2025 and run until 31st March 2027, with an optional extension up to 31st March 2030.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in waste management services, especially those specialising in textile waste recycling. Companies with expertise in operational logistics, waste collection, and recycling will find significant growth potential through long-term contracts and partnerships facilitated by established public entities like DCC and the DASWC partnership. The procurement emphasised both quality and price in its award criteria (quality: 30%, price: 70%), making it ideal for businesses that can deliver efficient, cost-effective services. The sizable and varied requirements of the contract, including maintenance, haulage, and storage solutions, create a broad scope for innovative waste management companies to leverage economies of scale and expand service offerings.

## Notice

As a Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) DCC is responsible for the disposal of waste that the District Councils of Devon collect, known as Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW). DCC works in partnership with all 8 District Councils in Devon as well as the unitary authority of Torbay. The partnership, known as DASWC (The Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee), consists of representatives at both officer and councillor level from all Devon District Councils and Torbay Council. The role of the committee is to promote recycling across the county, and to fund small projects by the pooling of funding. It also co-ordinates joint county wide contracts for paper, glass and textiles and thereby allowing each authority to achieve a better deal through economy of scale. The Service entails the provision and maintenance of suitable Textile storage banks at various locations specified within the procurement documents into which the members of the public may deposit their Textile Waste. Contract Waste may also be stockpiled by Devon Authorities at their depots as part of their kerb-side collection schemes specified within the procurement documents. At stockpile locations, waste is either contained in storage banks, containers or may be deposited on the floor either in bags or loose. The procurement documents specify the method of site storage and the storage receptacles that are required at the stockpiles. For the avoidance of doubt, Contract Waste encompasses all textile material collected by above means which the Contractor shall be obliged to accept and collect, regardless of their storage condition or methods of collection. The Service additionally entails the collection and haulage of Contract Waste from their collection points to the Contractor's Waste Recycling Point where Contract Waste shall be Recycled. The estimated value of this contract as stated within this contract notice is based off only approximate haulage costs payable to the winning contractor, due to the nature of the haulage of this contract this estimate is highly approximate and bidders will have to make sure they have fully appreciated the information included within the specification in order determine the value of this contract as the estimated haulage values will be dependent on a number of variables that cannot be considered accurately at this stage. Additionally within this contract there are a number of additional elements to the value of the contract that are tied to the published letsrecycle.com rates, due to the variable nature of this value it is not possible to provide detailed awarded values for this element of the contract. Any reader should ensure they have fully read and understood all elements of the specification in order to accurately consider its value.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As a Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) DCC is responsible for the disposal of waste that the District Councils of Devon collect, known as Local Authority Collected Waste (LACW). DCC works in partnership with all 8 District Councils in Devon as well as the unitary authority of Torbay. The partnership, known as DASWC (The Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee), consists of representatives at both officer and councillor level from all Devon District Councils and Torbay Council. The role of the committee is to promote recycling across the county, and to fund small projects by the pooling of funding. It also co-ordinates joint county wide contracts for paper, glass and textiles and thereby allowing each authority to achieve a better deal through economy of scale. The Service entails the provision and maintenance of suitable Textile storage banks at various locations specified within the procurement documents into which the members of the public may deposit their Textile Waste. Contract Waste may also be stockpiled by Devon Authorities at their depots as part of their kerb-side collection schemes specified within the procurement documents. At stockpile locations, waste is either contained in storage banks, containers or may be deposited on the floor either in bags or loose. The procurement documents specify the method of site storage and the storage receptacles that are required at the stockpiles. For the avoidance of doubt, Contract Waste encompasses all textile material collected by above means which the Contractor shall be obliged to accept and collect, regardless of their storage condition or methods of collection. The Service additionally entails the collection and haulage of Contract Waste from their collection points to the Contractor's Waste Recycling Point where Contract Waste shall be Recycled. The estimated value of this contract as stated within this contract notice is based off only approximate haulage costs payable to the winning contractor, due to the nature of the haulage of this contract this estimate is highly approximate and bidders will have to make sure they have fully appreciated the information included within the specification in order determine the value of this contract as the estimated haulage values will be dependent on a number of variables that cannot be considered accurately at this stage. Additionally within this contract there are a number of additional elements to the value of the contract that are tied to the published letsrecycle.com rates, due to the variable nature of this value it is not possible to provide detailed awarded values for this element of the contract. Any reader should ensure they have fully read and understood all elements of the specification in order to accurately consider its value.

Options: Option to extend, upon mutual agreement of both parties by a period or periods totalling up to 36 months. Giving an ultimate possible end date for the contract of 31st March 2030.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000294-2025 |
| 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 | 7 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; EXETER CITY COUNCIL; MID DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; NORTH DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL; SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL; TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL; TORBAY COUNCIL; TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL; WEST DEVON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK43 Devon CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SALVATION ARMY TRADING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

## Release History

- 7 Jan 2025 at 10:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000294-2025
- 10 Oct 2024 at 14:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032655-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk
- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
- http://www.suppyingthesouthwest.org.uk
- https://eastdevon.gov.uk/
- https://exeter.gov.uk/
- https://www.middevon.gov.uk/
- https://www.northdevon.gov.uk/
- https://www.southhams.gov.uk/
- https://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/
- https://www.torbay.gov.uk/
- https://www.torridge.gov.uk/
- https://www.westdevon.gov.uk/

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