Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 12 Jun 2025, 09:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Carryduff Waste Recycling Centre Integrated Consultancy Team Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Authority: Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Jul 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025

Awarded to WDR & RT Taggart2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for the provision of an Integrated Consultancy Team in relation to the redevelopment of the existing Waste Recycling Centre (WRC) in Carryduff.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£400,000

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy 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: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 40%
Cost: 50%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality
Social Value
Cost

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: 12 Jun 2025, 09:42 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2025, 13:45 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 31 Aug 2025
Authority reference: T25/26-011
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031753
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05473d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline: 11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Jun 2025 → 17 Sept 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
12 Jun 2025, 09:42 BST
Clarification questions by
11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Award decision expected by
31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published
17 Sept 2025, 13:45 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
12 Jun 2025, 09:42 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
Contract award notice published
20 Aug 2025, 09:50 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
14 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Sept 2025, 13:45 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 12 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £24,820,9522 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 43 from SMEs

Named bidders 4published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WDR & RT Taggart15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2027	£24,575,200ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice	15 Aug 2025	Awarded
WDR & RT Taggart15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2027	£245,752	15 Aug 2025standstill to 1 Sept 2025	Standstill

Contracts

Carryduff Waste Recycling Centre Integrated Consultancy Team Services for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council · WDR & RT Taggart
Signed
1 Sept 2025
Value
£245,752
Period
15 Sept 2025 – 30 Apr 2028
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Client Satisfaction - Overall Satisfaction
- Client Satisfaction - Overall Satisfaction, To determine the level of client satisfaction with the consultant's overall performance. • Deliverables provided in an accurate, detailed and timely manner in accordance with requirements of contract and Scope

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Who bid

wonWDR & RT TAGGART LTD · Northern Ireland
did not winW H STEPHENS LIMITEDSME · Northern Ireland
did not winWSP UK Limited · Greater London
did not winM W ARCHITECTS LLP · Northern Ireland

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PHHT-5875-NTNM Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT27 4RLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

M W ARCHITECTS LLPBidder / tendererGB-COH: NC001716GB-PPON: PCMR-1139-YLZX 66 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT5 5AE
W H STEPHENS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: NI627859GB-PPON: PHZB-8543-TXZD Unit 4a Locksley Business Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT6 9UP
WDR & RT TAGGART LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI659493GB-PPON: PLZH-1761-JYDG 43 Lockview Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5FJContact email
WSP UK LimitedBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PXHY-9498-VZNJ WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London, London, WC2A 1AF

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Sept 2025, 13:45 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 09:50 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Aug 2025, 14:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Jun 2025, 09:42 BST