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title: "Material Recycling Facility"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077586"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Castle Point Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Material Recycling Facility

Buyer: Castle Point Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077586

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## Summary

Castle Point Borough Council procured a Material Recycling Facility service for recyclable materials collected within its area. The service covers receiving materials, sorting them, processing them and managing their onward disposal or recycling. This is an environmental and waste-management service, specifically refuse recycling services (CPV 90514000), rather than the supply of equipment or construction works. The buyer is Castle Point Borough Council, based in Benfleet. Delivery is described across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. The requirement is therefore relevant to waste operators and recycling businesses with facilities, logistics and processing capacity serving a broad English geography.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage: Biffa Waste Services Limited was selected for the completed single-lot requirement, although the award is recorded as pending and signature was scheduled for 1 October 2026. The council used a direct award because delays to the replacement procurement meant a short-term arrangement was needed to avoid interruption when the existing contract ends. The award value is £270,000 excluding VAT, or £324,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 May 2027. The procurement was above the relevant threshold. Evaluation was not competitive: the route was a direct award to the current supplier, justified as a partial replacement or repeat extension while the replacement process concludes. The award was published on 18 September 2026.

For a future requirement from this council, credible suppliers would need to provide a dependable Material Recycling Facility service covering the full chain from receipt and sorting through processing and onward management of recyclable materials. The selected supplier is a large waste-services business, indicating that operational scale, established recycling infrastructure and the ability to maintain uninterrupted service are important indicators of capability. Suppliers should be able to support collections or material flows across England, coordinate transport and downstream outlets, and demonstrate robust day-to-day capacity for recyclable materials. Experience delivering public-sector recycling services, continuity planning and a proven ability to take over or extend an existing service would strengthen a competitor’s position when the council next tests the market.

## Notice

Provision of a Material Recycling Facility service for the receipt, sorting, processing, and onward management of recyclable materials.

### Procurement Information

The existing contract is scheduled to end on November 30 2026. Although the procurement process for the replacement contract is currently live, (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/procurement/ocds-h6vhtk-05d5be) there have been delays in the procurement process which has led to the new contract not being implemented before the expiry of the current contract. To maintain an uninterrupted service provision, a short term contract award to the current supplier is required while the procurement process is concluded.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088726-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £270,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Castle Point Borough Council |
| Locality | BENFLEET |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS7 1TF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Castle Point |
| Electoral ward | Thundersley South |
| Westminster constituency | Castle Point |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Biffa Waste Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 14:15 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088726-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088726-2026
  18th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.biffa.co.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/procurement/ocds-h6vhtk-05d5be
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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