Contract for the Collection / (Delivery of), Haulage and Re-processing of Scrap metal, Steel cans and Aluminium Cans

City and County of Swansea
Wales
Open procedure
2 June 2025 to 2 December 2025

The contract involves the collection and reprocessing of segregated waste streams including steel and aluminium cans, mixed scrap metal, high tensile springs from mattresses, and lead-acid batteries. Materials are sourced from a baling plant and five household waste recycling centres, with annual volumes exceeding 2,000 tonnes across all categories. The service requires haulage and processing capabilities to manage these specific metal waste streams.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £4.4m; As published
Published: 8 August 2025
Awarded: 15 December 2025; Celsa Steel (UK) Limited, European Metal Recycling and Swan Alloy UK Ltd.
Contract length: 6 months; Ends 2 December 2025

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of waste collection, haulage, and reprocessing services for scrap metal, steel cans, aluminium cans, and lead-acid batteries.

Collection and reprocessing of Steel (ferrous) cans
Reprocessing of Steel (ferrous) cans
Collection and reprocessing of Aluminium cans
Reprocessing of Aluminium cans
Collection and reprocessing of Mixed Scrap metal cans
Reprocessing of Mixed Scrap metal cans

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Collection and reprocessing of Steel (ferrous) cans	Not stated	Not stated
Reprocessing of Mixed scrap metal including high tensile springs	Not stated	Not stated
Collection and reprocessing of Car batteries (lead acid)	Not stated	Not stated
Reprocessing of Car batteries (lead acid)	Not stated	Not stated
Reprocessing of Steel (ferrous) cans	Not stated	Not stated
Collection and reprocessing of Aluminium cans	Not stated	Not stated
Reprocessing of Aluminium cans	Not stated	Not stated
Collection and reprocessing of Mixed Scrap metal cans	Not stated	Not stated
Reprocessing of Mixed Scrap metal cans	Not stated	Not stated
Collection and reprocessing of High tensile springs	Not stated	Not stated
Reprocessing of High tensile springs	Not stated	Not stated
Collection and reprocessing of Mixed scrap metal including high tensile springs	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 6 months
Extensions: 54 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 2 June 2025 to 2 December 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 12
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90514000, 90513000, 90500000, 90520000

Services in this contract

Scrap metal recycling and saleMain service£380k typicalCollection and reprocessing of steel and aluminium cans, scrap metal and springs
WEEE and battery collection and recycling£75k typicalCollection and reprocessing of lead acid car batteries (lots 11 and 12)

Lifecycle

Published
8 August 2025
Contract awardedto Celsa Steel (UK) Limited, European Metal Recycling and Swan Alloy UK Ltd.
15 December 2025
Contract starts
2 June 2025
Contract ends
2 December 2025

The buyer

City and County of Swansea

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The suppliers

Celsa Steel (UK) Limited

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European Metal Recycling

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Swan Alloy UK Ltd.

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1156192/contract-for-the-collection-delivery-of-haulage-and-re-processing-of-scrap-metal
Buyer reference: JAN497181
Open contracting ID: ocds-kuma6s-146940
Last checked: 5 November 2026

City and County of Swansea. Contract for the Collection / (Delivery of), Haulage and Re-processing of Scrap metal, Steel cans and Aluminium Cans. Contract award, 8 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1156192/contract-for-the-collection-delivery-of-haulage-and-re-processing-of-scrap-metal (accessed 5 November 2026).