Official UK procurement notice
ASSEMBLY AND DELIVERY OF WHEELED 240L BLUE BINS TO HOUSEHOLDERS WITHIN THE MID AND EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA (BALLYMENA AND CARRICKFERGUS)
Authority: Mid and east Antrim Borough Council (Local council)
Tenders are invited for the assembly and delivery of approximately 50,000, Blue 240L wheeled bins as part of the Council's programme to harmonise waste collection services across the Mid and East Antrim Borough. The objective is to ensure that all households receive a consistent waste collection service beginning 5th April 2027 (Ballymena), 7th June 2027 (Carrickfergus). The Contractor will be responsible for the assembly and delivery of the required wheeled bins to households in legacy Ballymena and Carrickfergus within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the assembly and delivery of approximately 50,000, Blue 240L wheeled bins as part of the Council's programme to harmonise waste collection services across the Mid and East Antrim Borough. The objective is to ensure that all households receive a consistent waste collection service beginning 5th April 2027 (Ballymena), 7th June 2027 (Carrickfergus).
The Contractor will be responsible for the assembly and delivery of the required wheeled bins to households in legacy Ballymena and Carrickfergus within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. The anticipated rollout commencement date is 8th February 2027, with all deliveries to be completed in two phases;
- Ballymena Area; Contractor will commence deliveries from 8th February 2027 and completion complete within six weeks
- Carrickfergus Area; Contractor will commence deliveries from 26th April 2027 and complete within four weeks
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£400,000
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Published award criteria (2)
- quality
- price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £800,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Mid and east Antrim Borough Council buys Transport services (except waste transport) (CPV 60), and who usually turns up
Mid and east Antrim Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Transport services (except waste transport) (CPV 60) →
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No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample.
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 38 days of the bid deadline.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid64% / 18%
2–30% / 24%
4–636% / 59%
7+0% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate50% / 0%
Within ±2%17% / 90%
Above estimate33% / 10%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 60Published estimate£400k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 60. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid70%
2–313%
4–615%
7+2%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 13 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£353k–£400k
Estimate£400k
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £90k1 award in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | 10% below n=1 | |
| 41 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 award in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 award in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| 1 award in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
T788/JS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106409- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b802Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Nov 2026 → 8 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published7h ago9 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Today10 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 27 days7 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 34 days14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 59 days8 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 89 days8 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Nov 2026, 16:51 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender