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Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated Services[E11]

Dorchester, United KingdomDorset Council[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
Dorset Council is seeking a single supplier to deliver the management of the Household Recycling Centres, Waste Transfer Stations and associated services, including marketing of recyclate collected at the kerbside (Resource Management and Transport Contract 2016). The operational service delivery elements will commence on 28 August 2026.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 18 Dec 2025, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 18 Dec 2025, 14:00 UTC.
Published 23 Oct 2025.
Value
GBP 130,000,000
Buyer
Dorset CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
18 Dec 2025, 14:00 UTC
Value[E12]
GBP 130,000,000
Published[E9]
23 Oct 2025
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
87 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Dorset Council is seeking a single supplier to deliver the management of the Household Recycling Centres, Waste Transfer Stations and associated services, including marketing of recyclate collected at the kerbside (Resource Management and Transport Contract 2016). The operational service delivery elements will commence on 28 August 2026. The scope includes: • Operation of the ten Household Recycling Centres (HRC) -including all associated onward haulage • Operation of the three Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) - including all associated onward haulage and recyclate marketing of recyclate • Operation of one Recyclate Transfer Stations (RTS) - including all associated onward haulage and marketing of recyclate • Haulage from one Authority operated Waste Transfer Station • Treatment of HRC residual waste and certain recyclates • Skip / bank services The Contract will be for an initial 8 years, with four optional 12-month extension periods (1+1+1+1), subject to satisfactory performance and funding, giving a potential total contract period of 12 years. The current budget for the services under this contract is £7,364,000 (2025/26). The total advertised contract value detailed in this notice allows for potential changes in scope / requirements and or funding during the contract term.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: South West, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC

    The deadline (2025-12-18T14:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Dorset Council.

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 90500000 (Refuse and waste related services).

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 18 Dec 2025, 14:00 UTC.

    “2025-12-18T14:00:00Z”

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Dorset Council is seeking a single supplier to deliver the management of the Household Recycling Centres, Waste Transfer Stations and associated services, including marketing of recyclate collected at the kerbside (Resource Management and Transport Contract 2016). The operationa…”

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: South West, United Kingdom.

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 23 Oct 2025.

    “2025-10-23T10:20:46+01:00”

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated Services".

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 130,000,000.

    “130000000 GBP”

    Document 37413640-498c-4453-9a2f-880450f4ce8a-869314, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:33 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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