---
title: "Owners Engineer for the Operation and Maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-06-24"
---

# Owners Engineer for the Operation and Maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility

Buyer: STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4.json)

## Summary

The procurement process for the "Owner's Engineer for the Operation and Maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility" was completed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. This contract, classified under "refuse and waste related services" (CPV: 90500000), involves providing technical advisory services at the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility in Stoke-on-Trent. The procurement utilised a limited method via the ESPO Framework, executed without prior publication of a competition call. The contract was awarded to Ricardo Plc and was signed on 7th February 2025, with a contract value of £249,000 GBP. The contract was scheduled as a five-year engagement with a potential two-year extension.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in technical advisory services, particularly those with expertise in engineering support within waste management facilities. With Stoke-on-Trent City Council seeking services that act as a client's engineering and construction knowledge team, businesses with experience in operating and maintaining energy recovery facilities would find this project ideal to drive growth. Large consultancy firms like Ricardo Plc, equipped with substantial resources and industry expertise, are well-suited to compete in such tenders due to the complex and specialised nature of the services required.

## Notice

Technical advisory services for monitoring of operation and maintenance activities at the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Stoke-on-Trent City Council own the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) The Owners Engineer (OE) will support the Council in acting as the client's engineering and construction knowledge team for the Hanford ERF which is under a new operator from 1 April 2025

Options: Five year contract with two year potential extension

### Procurement Information

The ESPO Framework was utilised for this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034802-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £249,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STOKE ON TRENT CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RICARDO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 42320000 - Waste incinerators
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2025 at 14:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034802-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.ricardo.com/en
- https://www.stoke.gov.uk/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0552c4.json.