Waste Management Services

Please note: This is a Prior Information Notice and is part of our Market Engagement. This is not a call for competition at this time.

All details contained within this notice and following supplementary documentation are estimates and may be subject to change up to the release of the Contract Notice.

The Coal Authority (CA) is a non-departmental public body and partner organisation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) with a mission to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.

The Coal Authority manages the effects of past coal mining, including subsidence damage claims which are not the responsibility of licensed coal mine operators. It deals with mine water pollution from both coal and metal mines and other mining legacy issues.

The Coal Authority currently has the capacity to treat 220 billion litres of mine water every year. Treating mine water has directly protected and improved over 350km of rivers, protects several important regional aquifers, enhances biodiversity and provides local amenity land. By treating the mine water we have prevented nearly 4,000 tonnes per year of iron solids and other pollutants entering watercourses or aquifers. Last year 97% of the iron solid waste was recycled or reused.

The Coal Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice as part of a wider Market Engagement piece in order to establish market interest for the Waste Management Services Framework and for the purposes of conducting further consultation with interested parties to shape the procurement strategy for this requirement.