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Published 14 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Recycling Sorting Equipment - Addition to Existing Plant

Official notice

Authority: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Wales (UKL17)
Awarded value£1,292,158published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ken Mills Engineering LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council plans to extend and upgrade the existing recycling plant. The proposed works will extend the existing processing line by adding a new section of conveyors to the same specification and design as the existing installation, with additional compatible equipment.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
42914000 Recycling equipment51500000 Installation services of machinery and equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST
Last source update
27 Oct 2026, 09:32 GMT
Authority reference
CPU26-27-47
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101330
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07870d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The proposed works are an extension and upgrade to the existing recycling plant previously designed and supplied. The proposed upgrade is directly integrated with the Council's existing recycling plant. It is not a standalone equipment purchase.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Oct 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published26h ago
    27 Oct 2026, 09:32 GMT
  2. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 9 days
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 09:07 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 09:32 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,292,1581 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ken Mills Engineering LTDAdditional Recycling Sorting Equipment and Installation10 Nov 2026 – 30 Apr 2027Options: Options to the contract include specific configurations to the to the equipment being installed.£1,292,15826 Oct 2026standstill to 6 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRGM-1776-LMWP Civic Centre, Port Talbot, Wales, SA13 1PJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ken Mills Engineering LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLTW-3283-VYZJ Unit 9, Greenvale Business Park, Todmorden Road, Lancashire, North West, OL15 9FGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender