Provision of Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services

Procurement description

Buckinghamshire Council (the ‘Contracting Authority’ in this tender notice) intends to procure a single provider to deliver integrated Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services across the administrative area of Buckinghamshire, to include waste transfer station services, materials management services and workshop services. These services are critical to the day-to-day operation of the county and support residents, businesses, visitors, and local communities. The service operates at significant scale, with approximately 627,000 waste collections undertaken each week, serving around 245,200 properties across Buckinghamshire. The Contracting Authority is seeking a suitably experienced and capable provider that can deliver safe, resilient, efficient, and high-quality services throughout the contract term while supporting the Contracting Authority’s objectives in relation to environmental performance, customer satisfaction, operational effectiveness, and value for money.

The Contract shall include the following Services:

• Household Waste Collections (residual, dry recyclables, garden waste, food waste)

• Clinical Waste and Sharps Collections

• Household Bulky Waste Collections

• Commercial Waste Collections

• Street Cleansing Services

• Waste Transfer Station Services

• Workshop Services, and

• Materials Management Services

The Contract includes a Service Change Option (exercisable at the Contracting Authority’s discretion), to enable a harmonised twin-stream recycling collection model for all residents.

The Contractor will be required to procure new vehicles suitable to deliver the Services on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority intends to provide capital funding for the purchase of new vehicles in line with the processes set out in the Contract and associated Schedules provided in the associated tender documents.

The Contracting Authority will provide the Contractor with sites to deliver the Services, in accordance with the terms of the draft Leases provided in the associated tender documents.

Please note that the value of the contract (estimated) provided in this Tender Notice is in relation to the maximum contract period. The estimated value and allows for indexation and includes vehicle replacement and container costs throughout the maximum contract period.

Main category

Services

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

1086409703 GBP to 1086409703GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 October 2029, 00:00AM to 30 September 2038, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 30 September 2047

Buckinghamshire Council

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
• 90511000 - Refuse collection services
• 90511200 - Household-refuse collection services
• 90512000 - Refuse transport services
• 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
• 90600000 - Cleaning and sanitation services in urban or rural areas, and related services
• 90611000 - Street-cleaning services

Lot value (estimated)

1086409703 AED Excluding VAT

1303691643 AED Including VAT

Contract start date (estimated)

01 October 2029, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

30 September 2038, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

30 September 2047, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

There is an option to extend for a period of up to 9 years.

Award criteria

Expression of interest deadline

20 October 2026, 12:00PM

Enquiry deadline

06 October 2026, 12:00PM

Date of award of contract

01 August 2028, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council/aspx/HomePlease use the Buckinghamshire Council Procurement portal (link above) register and then use the messaging function to submit any correspondence or submission related to this tender opportunity.

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

• English

Document type

By registering at the web address provided above.

A number of the associated tender documents are published in draft form, at this stage, and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to update and publish further versions of these draft documents at later stages in the procurement process, without republishing the tender notice.