Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Plant Residual Waste Treatment Contract

Milton Keynes City Council
South East
25 September 2026 to 25 September 2041

Operation and maintenance of a waste recovery facility processing up to 132,000 tonnes per year using mechanical treatment, dry anaerobic digestion, and advanced thermal treatment. The scope includes management of residual waste, marketing of third-party capacity, electricity and heat generation, and maintenance of private wire infrastructure and EV chargers. The contract follows a multi-phased approach to stabilise and optimise facility performance, including the management of third-party power purchase agreements.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £314m; As published
Published: 19 February 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 25 September 2026; SUEZ
Contract length: 180 months; Ends 25 September 2041

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of integrated operation, maintenance, and residual waste treatment services for a municipal waste recovery and energy generation facility.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
19 February 2025
Contract awardedto SUEZ
25 September 2026
Contract starts
25 September 2026
Contract ends
25 September 2041

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The buyer

Type: Council
Energy from waste contracts, 24 months: 2
Open energy from waste tenders: 0
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How it compares

1,012× the typical energy from waste contract (£310k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/913693/milton-keynes-waste-recovery-plant-residual-waste-treatment-contract
Buyer reference: 2024-279
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Milton Keynes City Council. Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Plant Residual Waste Treatment Contract. Contract award, 19 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/913693/milton-keynes-waste-recovery-plant-residual-waste-treatment-contract (accessed 12 October 2026).