In deliveryUnited KingdomGoods£3,720,000
Sale of Scrap Ferrous Metal
- Published
- Published 25 July 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 1 September 2025
Overview
This ITQ are seeking bids from organisations who are licensed to collect and purchase mixed scrap ferrous metal (Goods) from our Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS) and Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) located in Leicestershire.
These organisations should be capable of providing ro-ro type containers at each Collection Point and provide an on request reliable collection of scrap and return of container service.
The awarded Buyer will pay for the Goods monthly based on the value and weight of the goods collected during that month both of which will vary month by month. As a result, this agreement constitutes an income generating contract for the Council.
This quotation process is not a procurement exercise, and therefore the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this competition. It is being published solely for transparency.
Please note that this is a Sales Contract, and the values provided are estimated figures only. The actual income the Council receives will depend on future market prices for light iron which are currently declining, as well as the actual tonnages collected over the duration of the contract.
As this is a Sales Contract, the appointed suppliers are required to pay the Council for the income generated from the materials collected.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £3,720,000
- Procedure
- Open
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 25 July 2025
- Questions by
- 22 August 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Metal ores and alloysBasic metals
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £3,847,324
- Award date
- 27 November 2025
- Contract period
- 1 February 2026 → 31 January 2034
- Chris Allsop Metal Recycling Ltd
- DONALD WARD LIMITED
- Donald Ward Ltd
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
4 February 2026
View notice ↗Contract
3 February 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
25 July 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
Leicestershire County Council
BuyerLeicester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV
Authority website ↗
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