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Published 11 Jan 2024, 14:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Recyclables Bulking Transfer Offtake and Food Waste Transfer and Treatment 2024

Official notice

Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £1.0m / year
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2024awarded 18 Mar 2025
Awarded to Centralgrange Environmental Waste Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · starts 1 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

St Helens Borough Council have awarded the provision of a Site for the acceptance and bulking of

Recyclable Materials for onward transportation, processing, sale, treatment and disposal

The opportunity was a single contract comprised of 3 elements:

Item 1 (Dry Waste Recycling): Provision of a Waste Transfer Station (within 5 miles of WA9

1JR) for the acceptance and bulking of Recyclable Materials (dry recyclable wastes); the

onward transportation, processing, sale and disposal of dry recyclable wastes; (Kerbside

Sort - Items include: paper, card, mixed plastics and cans mixed, glass and plastic film by

April 2027)

Item 2 (Food Waste Handling): Provision of a Waste Transfer Station (same location as item

  1. acceptance and bulking, forklift to unload food pod, transport (within 10 miles of WA9 1JR)

for food waste.

Item 3 (Food Waste Disposal) – with 1st April 2026 break clause. Disposal of food waste by

anaerobic digestion with energy recovery, digest and disposal. (within 10 miles of WA9 1JR)

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Item 1 (Dry Waste Recycling): Provision of a Waste Transfer Station (within 5 miles of WA9Awarded 5 yrs

Item 1 (Dry Waste Recycling): Provision of a Waste Transfer Station (within 5 miles of WA9

1JR) for the acceptance and bulking of Recyclable Materials (dry recyclable wastes); the

onward transportation, processing, sale and disposal of dry recyclable wastes; (Kerbside

Sort - Items include: paper, card, mixed plastics and cans mixed, glass and plastic film by

April 2027)

Item 2 (Food Waste Handling): Provision of a Waste Transfer Station (same location as item

  1. acceptance and bulking, forklift to unload food pod, transport (within 10 miles of WA9 1JR)

for food waste.

Item 3 (Food Waste Disposal) – with 1st April 2026 break clause. Disposal of food waste by

anaerobic digestion with energy recovery, digest and disposal. (within 10 miles of WA9 1JR)

Contract period: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 50%Social value: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality/Method Statements: 30%
  • price: 50%
  • Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality/Method Statements: 30
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
11 Jan 2024, 14:42 GMT
Last source update
24 Mar 2025, 10:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN706343
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010837
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related servicesSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c63 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Feb 2024 → 24 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    24 Mar 2025, 10:22 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Mar 2025, 10:22 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime Limit for Receipt of Tender or requests to participate · IV.2.219 Feb 202419 Feb 2024+0 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Centralgrange Environmental Waste LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Recyclables Bulking Transfer Offtake and Food Waste Transfer and Treatment 2024 · Centralgrange Environmental Waste LtdSME

    Signed
    18 Mar 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Item 1 (Dry Waste Recycling): Provision of a Waste Transfer Station (within 5 miles of WA92bids——£10,000,000 – £12,000,000
Whole notice———£10,000,000 – £12,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

St.Helens Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza, Sale, UK, M33 7ZFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.