RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · contract

First Ark Group

Waste Management

Environment & WasteCPV 90500000 44613000
Value£1.0m
Awarded5 Feb 2016
Published7 Jan 2016
RegionNorth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£1.0mtotal contract value
median £195k
this tender£0£5.0m

This is a large award for Environment & Waste — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The First Ark Group consists of five companies that work together with the over-riding purpose of making a real positive difference to our communities and to people’s lives.

First Ark Group is seeking bids from service providers to provide waste management and recycling services primarily within the Knowsley area, to support the work undertaken by First Ark's maintenance team, Vivark.

The Vivark team consists of approximately 207 operatives with a fleet of around 176 vehicles.

Provisions may be required across the North West of England to support the Group's operational growth requirements.

Services initially required are split into the following lots: Lot 1: Skip hire Lot 2: Waste drop-off and recycling The final contract award is envisaged to be to one bidder for each lot however both contracts may be awarded to the same service provider.

Full details of the required service can be found within the service specification included within the Supporting Information section of the tender.

Submissions are to be submitted through the Cirrus Purchasing eTender system only.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

First Ark Group is seeking bids from

First Ark Group is seeking bids from service providers to provide waste management and recycling services primarily within the Knowsley area, to support the work undertaken by First Ark's maintenance team, Vivark.

02

Provisions may be required across the North

Provisions may be required across the North West of England to support the Group's operational growth requirements.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Buyer intelligence

Make the case to bid

Reveal who to approach at First Ark Group, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.

Source & provenance
OCID
1f9eeb2a-e60c-46fa-9d6a-8c7ef5e5648b
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
First Ark Group - Waste Management
View the original notice on Contracts Finder

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

Market context

Who wins this kind of work

The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.

Top suppliers & buyers in Environment & Waste

Scroll to explore the market network

First Ark Group’s tender network

Assembling the network…

Also open now

Similar open tenders

Services for the Transfer, Management and Treatment of Green, Food, Bulky and Wood Waste

Buckinghamshire Council

Closes 13 Aug 2026Environment & Waste
£46.2mValue

Market Engagement for the Provision of Managed Waste Services

Hampshire and isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Closes 11 Sept 2026Environment & Waste
Value not publishedValue