Third-Party Bulk Haulage of Non-Hazardous Waste

What the buyer is asking for

Yorwaste Ltd is a waste management and recycling company operating in North Yorkshire. The company is wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council and City of York Council and operates at arm’s length from its shareholders. Yorwaste employs over 280 members of the local community, manages over half a million tonnes of waste per year and carries out 550,000 trade waste and commercial bin collections across North Yorkshire. The company is seeking to procure bulk haulage services for the transportation of non-hazardous waste from its transfer stations located in the North Yorkshire to a network of designated delivery points. The services are critical to the ongoing operation of Yorwaste’s waste management infrastructure. The current contracts are due to expire on 31 March 2027. This procurement is being undertaken in advance to ensure continuity of service. Waste streams include, but are not limited to, those listed below: • Mixed municipal waste (also referred to as ‘Black Bag’) • Bulky waste including POPs • Glass, Plastics and cans • Paper and card • Green waste, wood and compost The procurement will be divided into geographically defined lots aligned with current operating areas: Lot 1: Seamer Carr and Whitby Lot 2: Kirby Misperton Lot 3: Halton East The primary disposal facility is Allerton Waste Recovery Park (“AWRP“), supported by a network of contingency disposal sites. Successful suppliers will be required to service all identified locations as required. Suppliers are invited to submit Tenders for any one Lot, any combination of Lots, or all Lots. Each lot will be evaluated independently and awarded on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). The Company intends to award a Contract for each Lot for an initial period of two (2) years with the option, at the Company’s sole discretion, to extend for a further two (2) and one (1) years (total 2+2-1). The Company gives no warranty or guarantees as to the accuracy or level of volumes, and no minimum or maximum volumes are committed. Further details of the technical requirements, performance standards, and pricing mechanisms will be set out in the procurement documents. Yorwaste reserves the right to amend, update or clarify any part of the procurement documents at any stage before the tender submission deadline.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%costCostTenderers will be provided with a Price Schedule comprising specified routes between all defined collection and delivery points. Each journey (run) must be individually priced by the Tenderer. For the purpose of price evaluation, the prices submitted by each Tenderer will be applied to historical journey data for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, based on actual runs completed. This will be used to calculate a total modelled annual cost for each Tenderer. The Tenderer with the lowest total modelled annual cost will receive the maximum score for price. All other Tenderers will be scored on a pro-rata basis relative to the lowest cost submission.
• 30%qualityQualityTenderers will be required to respond to project-specific questions relating to the delivery of bulk haulage transport services. Responses will be evaluated by an assessment panel against the published quality criteria and scoring methodology set out in the procurement documents. Assessment will consider the Tenderer’s proposed methodology, operational approach, and ability to deliver the services required. Quality responses will be assessed prior to the evaluation of price.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Economic operators must demonstrate adequate financial standing to perform the contract. Yorwaste will assess this using financial information such as annual accounts, turnover, and profitability. Where considered appropriate, Yorwaste may undertake an independent financial assessment, including the use of financial ratios or credit reference agencies. Tenderers must confirm that they either already hold, or will obtain prior to contract commencement, the following minimum levels of insurance: • Employer’s Liability Insurance: £10,000,000 • Public Liability Insurance: £10,000,000 • Motor Insurance: in accordance with legal requirements Economic operators must be legally constituted and authorised to perform the contract in the United Kingdom. Yorwaste reserves the right to require a parent company guarantee or other forms of security where this is considered necessary following financial assessment.

• technical

  Tenderers must demonstrate that they possess the necessary technical and professional ability to perform the contract, including: • Holding a valid UK Standard Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence; • Holding a valid Waste Carrier’s Licence; • Demonstrating relevant experience in providing bulk haulage services for waste or similar materials; • Maintaining an Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) in the “Green” band (or equivalent evidence) for roadworthiness, traffic and combined metrics; • Having access to appropriate fleet, equipment and operational systems, including vehicle tracking and load monitoring capabilities, necessary to deliver the services.

3 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Seamer Carr and Whitby£4.2m

  Lot 1 covers bulk haulage services from Seamer Carr and Whitby Waste Transfer Stations. The services include the transportation of waste from these transfer stations to a range of disposal facilities, with the primary delivery location being Allerton Waste Recovery Park and up to 33 contingency sites as required. Suppliers are required to submit prices for each route originating from both Seamer Carr and Whitby. The successful supplier will be awarded all routes associated with Lot 1 for the duration of the contract.

• Kirby Misperton£1.1m

  Lot 2 covers bulk haulage services from Kirby Misperton Waste Transfer Station. The services include the transportation of waste from this transfer station to a range of disposal facilities, with the primary delivery location being Allerton Waste Recovery Park and a number of contingency sites as required. Suppliers are required to submit prices for each route originating from Kirby Misperton. The successful supplier will be responsible for all routes within Lot 2 for the duration of the contract.

• Halton East£1.8m

  Lot 3 covers bulk haulage services from Halton East Waste Transfer Station. The services include the transportation of waste from this transfer station to a range of disposal facilities, with the primary delivery location being Allerton Waste Recovery Park and a number of contingency sites as required. Suppliers are required to submit prices for each route originating from Halton East. The successful supplier will be responsible for all routes within Lot 3 for the duration of the contract.

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   26 Oct 2026, 10:59 GMT
2. Clarification questions byin 7 days

   13 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 27 days

   3 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 83 days

   28 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice29 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST060642-2026
2. Tender notice26 Oct 2026, 10:59 GMT100894-2026

Payment terms

Yorwaste provides no guarantee as to the accuracy or volume of work provided under the Contract. No minimum or maximum volumes are committed, and actual volumes may vary. No compensation shall be payable in respect of any variation from estimated volumes. Yorwaste shall make payments only to the Supplier in accordance with the agreed payment terms. The Supplier shall be solely responsible for the payment of its subcontractors, agents, and suppliers. Under no circumstances shall the Supplier request or require Yorwaste to make payment directly to any subcontractor or third party engaged by the Supplier. Pricing: Each journey (run) shall be individually priced by the Supplier in accordance with the submitted tender. Fuel adjustment: The fuel element of the run price, as defined during tender, shall be subject to periodic adjustment to reflect changes in fuel costs, in accordance with the fuel index specified in the procurement documents. Invoices shall be payable within 30 days of receipt of a valid invoice. The Supplier shall be responsible for all costs associated with delivering the services unless expressly stated otherwise.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender