Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1857-T-TS Waste Treatment Disposal Capacity
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWaste Treatment and Disposal Capacity
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Target contract commencement date: April 2026
Contract term: 5 years
CPV: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse and waste related services · Slag, dross, ferrous waste and scrap · Waste-tip management services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£8,644,462 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of themLot #1Residual WasteAwardedPublished value£6,246,000
Residual waste contingency and Fly tip material, up to 8,000 tpa capacity. This is primarily for the disposal of fly tip material and to provide additional contingency disposal options to the Council.
Lot #2POPS - Treatment and DisposalAwardedPublished value£1,387,500
POPs – To provide contingency treatment and disposal of approximately 1,500tpa of material containing Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Lot #3Hazardous MaterialsAwardedPublished value£79,500
Hazardous materials, to provide a contingency disposal option for to the Council for Commercial Fridge/Freezers, Fluorescent Tubes and Batteries deposited at the Councils four Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
Estimated annual tonnages:
Commercial Fridge/Freezers: 250 - 300 units
Fluorescent Tubes: 3tpa
Batteries (Household and Car): 40 tpa.
Lot #4PaintAwardedPublished value£931,462
Paint, to provide a contingency disposal option for paint deposited at the Councils four HWRC. Estimated annual tonnage 280tpa
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Dec 2025, 14:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 11:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081570- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f2e2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 13 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published322 days ago10 Dec 2025, 14:46 GMT
- Clarification questions by291 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline288 days ago13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by253 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published198 days ago13 Apr 2026, 11:34 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 14:46 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 09:49 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published13 Apr 2026, 11:34 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete13 Apr 2026, 11:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 21 Jan 2026 | CancelledNo tender submissions received |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Supplier Portal In-tend. Registration is required
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender