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Transportation and Recycling of Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP)

Cardiff Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Cardiff Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 4UW, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Thomas Williams

Contact Email: Thomas.Williams4@cardiff.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +440000000000

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
1470761.98 GBP
Published
19 Dec 2025, 11:14
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
01 Jan 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Nappycycle (Natural UK)
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Direct Award for Absorbent Hygiene Product (AHP) Recycling - Cardiff Council offers a separate collection service for Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) in purple bags. This contract is for the product to be recycled, in order to deliver a higher recovery and recycling rate for Cardiff. The contractor will reprocess the waste and provide certificates to Cardiff Council to enable us to count the reprocessing of AHP waste against our recycling targets. The Certificates will be in line with waste regulations and compliant with NRW auditing process.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Transportation and Recycling of Absorbent Hygiene Products

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