Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

002142 - Collection and Distribution of Domestic Food Waste Caddies

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£500,000≈ £500k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yrstarts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Durham County Council is introducing weekly household food waste collections in line with the governments Simpler Recycling legislation aimed at reducing landfill and increasing recycling rates. As part of this initiative, each household will be issued with a pair of food waste containers.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 31 Aug 2026 (1 yr)Delivery: North East
Value
£500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
90500000 Refuse and waste related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
OPEN20251177
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055806 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.open-uk.org ↗ Please search for "002142 - Collection and Distribution of Domestic Food Waste Caddies" to locate the tender.

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Latest notice published394 days ago
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
  5. Contract starts390 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—1 Aug 2025CancelledReceived no submissions for the open procurement procedure. Therefore a direct award has been deemed as the most suitable route to market following the failure of the original open procedure.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BSTwas £500,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WB

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender