Scope
Description
This contract is being led by Gateshead Council on behalf of Gateshead Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council (the Partner Authorities), who have formed the South Tyne & Wear Waste Management Partnership (STWWMP), for the provision of a Service for the Management and Operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland.
The Borough Council of Gateshead shall enter into back-to-back contractual arrangements with its partner authorities to pass down the relevant provisions of this Contract/Tender ("the Authority Contracts"). The Authority Contracts shall be implemented by the Borough Council of Gateshead as lead authority for the partner authorities under the Contract for and on behalf of itself and the partner authorities.
Total value (estimated)
- £19,952,000 excluding VAT
- £23,942,400 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
- Possible extension to 31 March 2034
- 8 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Engagement
Engagement deadline
17 May 2025
Engagement process description
Publication of Market Engagement questionnaire.
1 v 1 Supplier Engagement Sessions held via Teams on 18th / 19th
February 2025.
Site Visits conducted between 8th-17th April 2025 at the following locations;
Cowen Road, Blaydon (Gateshead Council Site)
Campground (Gateshead Council Site)
Middlefield's (South Tyneside Council Site)
Pallion (Sunderland City Council Site)
The Council intends to share a draft Specification with interested parties prior to the publication of the tender as part of the Market Engagement Process in early May 2025.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
3 July 2025
Contracting authority
Gateshead Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGY-1151-NJQN
Civic Centre, Regent Terrace
Gateshead
NE8 1HH
United Kingdom
Email: danielcobon@gateshead.gov.uk
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Other organisations
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
South Tyneside Borough Council
Summary of their role in this procurement: STWWMP Partnership
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYPB-8737-VBHG
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 2RL
United Kingdom
Region: UKC22 - Tyneside
Sunderland City Council
Summary of their role in this procurement: STWWMP Partnership
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLVZ-4154-GGRZ
City Hall, Plater Way,
Sunderland
SR1 3AA
United Kingdom
Region: UKC23 - Sunderland