Contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility

Stoke-on-Trent City Council
West Midlands
18 March 2025 to 18 March 2030

Operation and maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility, processing up to 210,000 tonnes of waste per annum. The scope includes managing third-party waste intake and power generation income, alongside facility maintenance. Insurance costs are excluded from the primary contract value and are managed separately by the authority.

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Awarded value: £60m; As published
Published: 1 December 2023; Find a Tender
Awarded: 18 March 2025; North Midlands Operations Limited
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 18 March 2030

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of comprehensive operation and maintenance services for municipal energy recovery facilities and waste-to-energy power generation plants.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
1 December 2023
Contract awardedto North Midlands Operations Limited
18 March 2025
Contract starts
18 March 2025
Contract ends
18 March 2030

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How it compares

194× the typical energy from waste contract (£310k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/805304/contract-for-the-operation-and-maintenance-of-the-hanford-energy-recovery-facili
Buyer reference: 2023/S 000-035436
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the Hanford Energy Recovery Facility. Contract award, 1 December 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/805304/contract-for-the-operation-and-maintenance-of-the-hanford-energy-recovery-facili (accessed 12 October 2026).