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NSDC-1693 Provision of the Collection and Reprocessing of Glass Packaging for Newark & Sherwood District Council (Concession)

Environment & WasteCPV 90514000

Value£820k

Deadline15 Sept 2026

Published18 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 18 Aug 202627 days leftCloses 15 Sept 2026

Who to contact

wellandprocurement@melton.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Tender submission portal Link to procurement portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£820ktotal contract value

median £195k

this tender£0£5.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Environment & Waste band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 11,894 valued Environment & Waste tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Newark And Sherwood District Council has published 4 Environment & Waste notices, about every 32 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around July 2027.

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The brief

The Council wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified operators under concessions contract for the supply of services in respect of kerbside glass recycling service that is collected by Newark and Sherwood District Council recycling teams and brought to a waste transfer station.

The Council wish to appoint one Service Provider to manage the sale/disposal of the recycling products it collects.

This will cover the sale of sorted recycling material into the reprocessing markets.

A Service Provider is required to provide haulage of the glass from the transfer station to their reprocessing facility for recycling.

The services are; the collection and recycling of mixed glass (EWC 20 01 02) from Newark and Sherwood District Council Lorry Park, Great North Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire (Waste Transfer Station EPR/LP3222SD).

Please note that the Council is currently applying for a variation of the Environmental permit to record the glass stored at the Transfer Station using the EWC Code of 15 01 07 (glass packaging).

Through the purchase of the glass the Council wish to establish a mutually beneficial financial arrangement with a Service Provider that will maximise revenue (income) for the Council.

The Council estimate an annual tonnage of approximately 2,200 tonnes of separately collected glass containers (kerbside collections, including commercial glass and bring bank collections).

This figure is for guidance only and no minimum level of tonnage is guaranteed for this contract.

However, the Council shall guarantee exclusivity to all kerbside and bring bank glass collected by the Council.

The Service Provider must hold appropriate licences, be compliant with all current or amended legislation as is necessary to carry and handle the waste.

It is a further requirement that the re-processor shall carry the necessary licenses and operate in accordance with current or amended legislation.

It is anticipated the contract start date to be 2nd November 2026.

The contract shall be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance.

Further information can be found in the tender documentation within this tender pack.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) as a Concession Contract, under a below threshold open procedure.

This procurement process is being managed by Welland Procurement in partnership with the Council.

For further details on Welland Procurement can be found at http://wellandprocurement.org.uk/ This opportunity is published on the ProContract e-procurement portal under DN822606.

The deadline for tender submissions will be 12 noon on 15th September 2026.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

A Service Provider is required to provide

A Service Provider is required to provide haulage of the glass from the transfer station to their reprocessing facility for recycling.

However, the Council shall guarantee exclusivity

However, the Council shall guarantee exclusivity to all kerbside and bring bank glass collected by the Council.

The Service Provider must hold appropriate licences

The Service Provider must hold appropriate licences, be compliant with all current or amended legislation as is necessary to carry and handle the waste.

It is a further requirement that

It is a further requirement that the re-processor shall carry the necessary licenses and operate in accordance with current or amended legislation.

The contract shall be for an initial

The contract shall be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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