Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Milton Keynes City Council
Civic Office 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1908691691
E-mail: corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract
Reference number: 2024-279
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Milton Keynes City Council (the ‘Authority’) contract for the provision of 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 service requires the appointed contractor 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
313 710 755.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for the Authority's contract for the operation, maintenance and treatment of residual waste at the MKWRP.The Authority is seeking a single integrated contract (with a single supplier or consortia) to provide the full scope of services, which include (without limitation) the operation and maintenance of the MKWRP, the management, acceptance, haulage, treatment, recovery and disposal of residual waste (including third party local authority waste), and outputs, the marketing and sale of third-party capacity and the marketing, generation and sale of electricity and heat (along with other ancillary services). The services also include (without limitation), entry into third party power purchase agreements in relation to electricity generated at the MKWRP and the maintenance of MKWRP's private wire network.During the Contract term, the Authority is keen to engage with the Contractor on opportunities for technological and commercial innovation and continuous improvement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Extension to the duration of the Contract: the initial term of the Contract is 10 years. The Authority reserves the right at its discretion to extend the term of the Contract for a further period of up to 5 years on notice.Anticipated Changes: The Authority reserves the right to introduce the following anticipated changes to the Services during the term of the Contract:Use of capital funding to support lifecycle replacement and improve MKWRP’s efficiency and capacity for processing material and generating electricity/heat, with the intention to produce additional revenues from the sale of such electricity/heat (including by way of connection to a City-wide district heating network);Use of the biological treatment facility (via dry anaerobic digestion) to process separated food and garden waste from households; The introduction of other municipal waste streams including (non-exhaustively) recyclatesUse of the mechanical treatment facility to process mixed plastic, cans and glass separately collected from households;Explore opportunities to improve extraction of fossil-based carbon through the mechanical treatment facility to mitigate the impact of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme;Explore initiatives to stabilise and reduce contract waste volumes;Expand the private wire arrangements at MKWRP to power operational fleet vehicles and neighbouring consumers;Investigate the potential employment of bespoke modular complementary technologies to offset post treatment disposal costs; andSupport future heat/electricity offtake models including private wire, synthetic, sleeved PPAs and heat offtake agreements, including the construction of an energy centre within or adjacent to the Site, such construction works to be competitively tendered.Further details of all options available are set out in the Contract
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Please see section VI.3 (Additional Information)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-005883
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2024-279
Title: Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
02291198
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd Grenfell Road SL6 1ES
Maidenhead
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 313 710 755.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated total value of £313,710,755 included in this Contract Award Notice is the estimated total gross spend under the Contract for the full possible contract period of 15 years at the point of contract signature, taking into account up to date assumptions regarding costs. The estimated figure does not take into account any potential income that may be received by the Authority under the Contract. The estimated value excludes VAT, any estimate of inflation and the implementation of any future service changes (including anticipated Changes).The estimated value may fluctuate due to the first two years of the Contract being payable on an open book, pass through basis. The estimated value may also be affected by fluctuations in waste disposal costs, the energy markets, inflation, pass through costs, capital investment enhancements made to the installation during the Contract period and any other costs which cannot be quantified at Contract commencement for which a number of assumptions have been made, as well as (without limitation) legislative and policy changes in the waste sector. There is no fixed total cost for this Contract so the estimated total value should be treated as an estimate only and shall not constitute a guaranteed or cap on spend under the Contract. The actual sums payable under the Contract will be determined in accordance with the terms of the Payment Mechanism (Schedule 7) to the Contract. The Contract's Services Commencement Date is 01.10.2026. The Contract's Expiry Date is 30.09.2036, subject to an option to extend the Services by a maximum of five years up to 30.09.2041
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court Royal Court of Justice
London
WC2A
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2026