Scope
Reference
KMCSW-006
Description
This Planned Procurement Notice is being issued to alert the market of a further change in timescales.
It is likely that the procurement process will be published in February 2026 via the YORtender system at https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
Interested suppliers must be registered on this site to access the procurement documents.
This notice is to supplement the UK1: Pipeline notice ref 2025/S 000-025970 and UK 2: Preliminary market engagement notice ref 2025/S 000-061560.
Kirklees Council is seeking an Integrated Resource and Waste Management Services
(IRWMS) contract to operate and maintain all of its existing facilities that are to be handed
back to the authority when the current Waste PFI expires.
The facilities have a good performance track record and are well maintained and include:
• Energy from Waste (EfW) plant with a design-capacity to incinerate approx 136,000 tonnes
per annum of residual waste (operational since January 2001);
• Heat generated from the EfW facility could supply the proposed Huddersfield Heat
Network;
• Material Recovery Facility (MRF) with a capacity to handle approx. 15,500 tonnes per
annum of council recycling material (operational since January 2002);
• a Waste Transfer Station (WTS) in Huddersfield with a capacity to handle 14,000 tonnes
per annum (operational since October 2001);
• The EfW, MRF and WTS are co-located within the same building and a green waste bulking
facility is nearby;
• Another Waste Transfer Station in Dewsbury with a capacity to handle 150,000 tonnes per
annum of residual waste and recycling material (operational since July 2001);
• Four Household Waste Recycling Centre's, two primary sites located adjacent to the waste
transfer stations;
• A small bulking facility for green and inert waste.
The services required are:
• A solution for residual waste treatment and recycling collected from the Council's domestic
and trade rounds that aim to be in accordance with Simpler Recycling principles in 2028.
• Integrated resource and waste management services to operate and maintain the existing
facilities listed above;
• Solutions are also required for: HWRCs; operation and maintenance of the 4 sites including
bulking, processing and haulage, to markets and minimising waste to landfill;
• Meeting performance measures, including: recycling; environmental; and carbon reduction
targets;
• Use of innovative technology for efficiency in: data collection; reporting; supporting
decisions; and transparency.
Waste streams in scope:
• Residual Waste;
• Dry Mixed Recycling;
• HWRC Waste;
• Bulky Items;
• Persistent Organic Pollutants;
• Garden Waste;
• Street Litter;
• Street Sweepings;
• Clinical Waste;
• Hazardous Waste (e.g. batteries, chemicals);
• Dead Animals;
• There is also potential for this to extend to Food Waste.
Volumes of waste:
The annual tonnage of waste requiring treatment based on 2024/25 information are
approximately:
- General waste 121000
- Comingled Recycling 19000
- Bulky waste 7000
- Garden waste 15000
- Other 15000
Contract Duration:
The contract is expected to start in April 2028 for an initial 10 years with the option to extend
for up to a further 5 years with a maximum expiry of March 2043
Total value (estimated)
- £400,000,000 excluding VAT
- £480,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2038
- Possible extension to 31 March 2043
- 15 years
Description of possible extension:
Up to 5 years.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Contract locations
- UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
9 February 2026
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
23 March 2026, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Interested suppliers must be registered on the YORTender system to access the procurement documents at https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
22 September 2027
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Contracting authority
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXHZ-9111-QHMJ
The Town Hall, Ramsden Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2TA
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@kirklees.gov.uk
Website: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk
Region: UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government