Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- London Borough of Lewisham · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Veolia ES
- Value
- £3,600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Refuse recycling services (CPV 90514000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 012678-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Dec 2025
- Published12 Feb 2026Published 71 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of dry mixed recycling (DMR) disposal and processing services through a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). The contract covers treatment of recycling collected from households and commercial premises, with payment based on a gate fee per tonne.
About the supplier
Veolia ES: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02481991).