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Recycling Infrastructure Contract

Milton Keynes City Council · Local authority

In brief

Milton Keynes City Council has announced plans to buy waste and construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £100,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 8 years, up to 13 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2028.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Milton Keynes is officially England’s top recycling city, and the second highest performer in the country according to new Government figures. Our aim is to be the number for recycling. This ambition will form a central part of the procurement to drive up both recycling and reuse (which also contributes towards recycling rate). This procurement is for the services of the City Council’s Waste Transfer Station, the Household Waste Recycling Centres and Organics (Food and Garden Waste Treatment) into one contract from 2028. To be operated by one Contractor Milton Keynes City Council ( The Council) are looking to engage with suppliers for the Recycling Infrastructure Contract. This contract…Read the full description
Milton Keynes is officially England’s top recycling city, and the second highest performer in the country according to new Government figures. Our aim is to be the number for recycling. This ambition will form a central part of the procurement to drive up both recycling and reuse (which also contributes towards recycling rate). This procurement is for the services of the City Council’s Waste Transfer Station, the Household Waste Recycling Centres and Organics (Food and Garden Waste Treatment) into one contract from 2028. To be operated by one Contractor Milton Keynes City Council ( The Council) are looking to engage with suppliers for the Recycling Infrastructure Contract. This contract will deliver assurances for the Council to maintain a clean, safe, hygienic environment that supports the health & well being of any Corporate Landlord portfolio user. A competitive procurement process will allow the Council to secure a contract that reflects updated service expectations, sustainability commitments, and statutory health and safety standards. Commencing in the 2028, the contract will be based on a 8-year plus 5-year term. The Council is looking to engage with suppliers who may be interested in this opportunity and will be holding a market engagement event on 22nd September 2026 via Microsoft Teams further details on times etc will be provided. If you are interested in attending please send a message by 16th September 2026 via the InTend correspondence providing the following details and an invitation will be sent. Company Name Name of Attendee Email address. For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home There may be an opportunity for 1:1 sessions after the market engagement event and further information will be given.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 047971-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083653-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083854-2026

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From notice 047971-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 May 2026, last updated 4 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.