Official UK procurement notice
002142 - Collection and Distribution of Domestic Food Waste Caddies
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
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 descriptionDurham 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 publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£500,000
- Value
- £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
90500000 Refuse and waste related services
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055806Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
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- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published394 days ago27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Contract starts390 days ago1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 1 Aug 2025 | CancelledReceived 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- Procurement termination notice published27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BSTUK12
- Published value updated27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BSTwas £500,000
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Deadline withdrawn27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Aug 2025, 14:36 BST
- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 09:23 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender