Planning

HWRC Operation and Management

  • Oxfordshire County Council

UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-018693

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051071 (view related notices)

Published 27 February 2026, 2:48pm

Last edited 2 March 2026, 7:18pm

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Scope

Reference

I-1325

Description

The Council intends to procure a contractor to manage and operate its Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) network across 6-7 sites. The contract will include:

1. Delivery of Household Waste Recycling Centre Service

2. Performance optimisation to maximize recycling, reuse, and composting while minimising residual waste

3. Development and support for creating and delivering commercial income streams such as materials and re-use

4. Materials offtake and waste management

This procurement is part of the Council's initiative to enhance its waste management services and develop new HWRC sites.

Total value (estimated)

  • £49,630,215 excluding VAT
  • £59,556,258 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2031
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2035
  • 8 years

Description of possible extension:

8 year contract (in total) which will include an optional extension period based around the planned Local Government Reorganisation. Further details are to be confirmed and the above initial term and extension term are not confirmed as being the points at which they would occur.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Contract locations

  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

29 April 2026

Submission type

Tenders

Tender submission deadline

30 June 2026, 10:00am

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

1 March 2027


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Contracting authority

Oxfordshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZNW-8281-MHNM

County Hall, New Rd

Oxford

OX1 1ND

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government