Official UK procurement notice
Ceredigion Provision and Operation of a Household Waste Site in South-East Ceredigion/Darparu a Gweithredu Safle Gwastraff Cartref yn Ne-ddwyrain
Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCeredigion County Council is inviting tenders for the service of providing and operating a Household Waste Site (HWS) in South-East Ceredigion. Services shall include the provision of a HWS, reception, sorting, transport, reprocessing, and disposal of materials. Tenders are invited from suitably qualified parties who are able to provide the services compliant with all current legislation.
Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn gwahodd tendrau ar gyfer darparu a gweithredu Safle Gwastraff y Cartref (HWS) yn Ne-ddwyrain Ceredigion. Bydd y gwasanaethau yn cynnwys darparu Safle Gwastraff y Cartref, derbyn deunyddiau, didoli, cludo, ailbrosesu a gwaredu deunyddiau. Gwahoddir tendrau gan bartïon sydd â'r cymwysterau priodol ac sy'n gallu darparu'r gwasanaethau yn unol â'r holl ddeddfwriaeth gyfredol.
The estimated value is between £4 million and £4.23 million excluding VAT or £4.8 million to £5.1 million including VAT for the full term of the contract including all extensions. Please note that the contract value provided within this notice represents an estimate prepared by the Council. It is issued for guidance only and does not constitute a fixed budget or an indication of the expected contract price. Bidders are expected to submit a competitive bid based on market prices.
This procurement relates to UK1 and UK2 notices ocid-h6vhtk-06a227.
CPV: Operation of a refuse site · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse recycling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation
Relevant Experience
Technical Capacity & Specialist Equipment
Qualified Personnel
Environmental Compliance & Management
Capacity & Throughput
Health & Safety Requirements
WAMITAB Qualified Competent person
Waste Carrier Licence - Registered Carrier Certificate
Scrap Metal Dealer Licence
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation
Relevant Experience
Technical Capacity & Specialist Equipment
Qualified Personnel
Environmental Compliance & Management
Capacity & Throughput
Health & Safety Requirements
WAMITAB Qualified Competent person
Waste Carrier Licence - Registered Carrier Certificate
Scrap Metal Dealer Licence
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
itt_127188- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086990- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f96aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- Risks
Waste and Recycling legislation and regulation are frequently updated and amended. Should changes occur during the life of this contract the terms and/or specification may need to be modified accordingly. The Council is undergoing a strategic review of the waste service, it is possible that this may require changes to the service in future which will be managed via the variation process in the contract.
It is understood that markets for waste materials are subject to volatility. Any implications would be managed via the variation process in the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Timeline
14 Sept 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago14 Sept 2026, 15:31 BST
- Clarification questions by24 days ago5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline17 days ago12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 78 days15 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 244 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 15:31 BSTUK4
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