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Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Plant Residual Waste Treatment Contract

Milton Keynes City Council

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Milton Keynes
Delivery: UKJ12
Contract value
£313,710,755ex VAT
Submissions closed
24 March 2025
Published
6 October 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 October 2026 - 30 September 2041
15 years
Procedure type
Competitive dialog
CPV classifications
  • 90500000 Refuse and waste related services

What happened

Milton Keynes City Council awarded this contract to SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd worth £313,710,755 on 27 Apr 2026. The contract runs until 30 Sept 2041.

Description

Milton Keynes City Council (the 'Authority') invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in relation to its contract for the operation and maintenance of Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (MKWRP) (the 'Contract').

The MKWRP is an innovative, operational residual waste recovery facility comprising three adjoined and interlinked technologies: mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion and advance thermal treatment, capable of processing up to 132,000 tonnes per year and providing critical infrastructure to deliver the Authority's statutory waste disposal functions.

The Authority is seeking a contractor experienced in local authority residual waste management services to work in partnership and collaboration with the Authority to optimise the capacity, efficiency and overall performance of the MKWRP to achieve a design life up to at least 2042.

For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to 'Express Interest' upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system.

Suppliers will be notified by email, and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for this tender.

Deadline for submissions of the Selection Stage returns will be 12:00, 24th of March 2025.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website.

Please do not engage with any persons in the Council via email or phone regarding this tender.

Full description

The procurement is for the Authority's contract for the operation, maintenance and treatment of residual waste at the MKWRP.The Authority is seeking a single integrated contract (with a single supplier or consortia) to provide the full scope of services, which include (without limitation) the operation and maintenance of the MKWRP, the management, acceptance, haulage, treatment, recovery and disposal of residual waste (including third party local authority waste), and outputs, the marketing and sale of third-party capacity and the marketing, generation and sale of electricity and heat (along with other ancillary services). The services also include (without limitation), entry into third party power purchase agreements in relation to electricity generated at the MKWRP and the maintenance of MKWRP's private wire network.During the Contract term, the Authority is keen to engage with the Contractor on opportunities for technological and commercial innovation and continuous improvement. Additional information: Please see section VI.3 (Additional Information)

Awarded supplier

Supplier
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Award value
£313,710,755
Award date
27 April 2026

Contact

Address
Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ
Contact name
Jack Talman

Identifiers

Buyer reference
IT-480-652-2024-279 - AWARD
Notice ID
5564161a-b264-460b-b7d2-a465359ea0ee-916599
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-1a774b32-b56f-4fdb-a4c1-2d5fbf01be1d

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