Published date: 19 February 2025

Last edited date: 20 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Refuse and waste related services - 90500000

Location of contract

MK9 3EJ

Value of contract

£260,000,000

Procurement reference

IT-480-652-2024-279

Published date

19 February 2025

Closing date

24 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 February 2026

Contract end date

1 February 2036

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Milton Keynes City Council (the 'Authority') invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in relation to its contract for the operation and maintenance of Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (MKWRP) (the 'Contract').

The MKWRP is an innovative, operational residual waste recovery facility comprising three adjoined and interlinked technologies: mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion and advance thermal treatment, capable of processing up to 132,000 tonnes per year and providing critical infrastructure to deliver the Authority's statutory waste disposal functions.

The Authority is seeking a contractor experienced in local authority residual waste management services to work in partnership and collaboration with the Authority to optimise the capacity, efficiency and overall performance of the MKWRP to achieve a design life up to at least 2042.

For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to 'Express Interest' upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system.

Suppliers will be notified by email, and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for this tender.

Deadline for submissions of the Selection Stage returns will be 12:00, 24th of March 2025.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website.

Please do not engage with any persons in the Council via email or phone regarding this tender.

More information

Links

Additional text

For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Jack Talman

Address

Civic
1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
UK

Telephone

01908691691

Email

jack.talman@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Website

https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk