Official UK procurement notice
BDC-1539 Agency Staff · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Blaby District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Published estimate£326,400≈ £109k / year · £408,000 inc. VAT25% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Jul 2025awarded 30 Oct 2025
Awarded to First Call Contract Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council wishes to invite responses for the supply of services in respect of agency staff to cover day to day operations for driving and loading of refuse collection vehicles ("RCV's") Further information can be found in Document Two Specification
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Waste transfer station
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£326,400
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
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 2 Jun 2025, 15:10 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 09:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029206- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052aceFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published2 Jun 2025, 15:10 BST
- Submission deadline4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent357 days ago30 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends345 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published260 days ago4 Feb 2026, 09:58 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025- Tender notice published2 Jun 2025, 15:10 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Oct 2025, 11:35 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 09:58 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £408,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 25
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Call Contract Services Limited17 May 2026 – 1 Aug 2029 | £408,000 | 30 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
BDC-1539 Agency Staff · First Call Contract Services Limited
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2026
- Value
- £408,000
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option to extend for maximum period of 6 months subject to satisfactory performance and in accordance with business requirements
No agreed KPIs: Under £5 million including VAT
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Rutland County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Welland ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entitybuyer
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FIRST CALL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender