Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 22 May 2026, 16:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ceredigion - Provision and Operation of a Household Waste Site in the South East of Ceredigion / Darpariaeth a Gweithrediad Safle Gwastraff Cartref yn Ne-ddwyrain Ceredigion

Official notice

Authority: Ceredigion County Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £0 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 25 Jun 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision and operation of a household waste site in the South East of Ceredigion / Darpariaeth a gweithrediad safle gwastraff cartref yn Ne-ddwyrain Ceredigion.

The requirement is for a facility within 7 miles of Lampeter within Ceredigion county boundary.

The estimated contract value, if the Council chooses a 4 year term plus 2 years' extension would be within the range of £2,000,000 to £2,540,000 excluding VAT or within the range of £2,400,000 to £3,048,000 including VAT.

The value 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.

The Council is engaging with potential operators to assist with defining options for delivery of future contracts.

CPV: Operation of a refuse site

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2032 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible 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
22 May 2026, 16:33 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087002
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Operation of a refuse site
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a227 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 May 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published152 days ago
    22 May 2026, 16:33 BST
  2. Market engagement130 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    Ceredigion County Council owns three Household Waste Sites which are operated under contract to private operators. A fourth site is owned and operated by a contractor. The four sites are currently operated by three separate contractors.

    The current contracts are due to expire this year, and the Council wishes to explore options for the procurement of new contracts. Specifically, the Council wishes to understand the market interest in operating all three of the Council-owned sites; to explore a preferred contract term, and to understand the market appetite for providing and operating a site in the south-east of the county.

    Potential service providers are invited to participate via submission of written responses to a preliminary market engagement questionnaire.

    Please note that two Preliminary Market Engagement Notices will be published. One for the three Council-owned sites and the other for provision of an operator-owned site. This is for administration of future Notices only. There is only one engagement activity covering the future provision of all four sites. You only need to complete one questionnaire.

    The Council reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, following the submission of the preliminary market engagement questionnaire, to follow up with some/all of the market participants and invite them to attend a meeting with Council officers to discuss their response to the questionnaire.

    The key aims of the market engagement are to:

    raise awareness of and test market interest in the forthcoming procurement activity

    seek the market’s views on potential contract lots/combination, terms and documentation

    invite market views which may inform and support the development of the procurement process

    The preliminary market engagement is non-binding and for information only; no contract will be awarded from this preliminary market engagement.

    The questionnaire can be found by following the links below. There is a Welsh and English version of the survey.

    Should you wish to request an version of the questionnaire that can be emailed to the Council then please contact [email protected]

    Welsh Form

    forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

    English Form

    forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

    In the event that a participant considers that any information or supplied by it is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be specifically highlighted together with the time period for which it will remain commercially sensitive or confidential, the reasons for its commercial sensitivity or confidentiality and an explanation of the grounds for exempting that information from disclosure. It is not acceptable for complete documents to be classed as commercially sensitive or confidential.

  3. Next notice expected117 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Latest notice published37 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
  5. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 11 days
    1 Nov 2026

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2026, 16:33 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
    UK2
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST
    UK12
  4. Status changed to withdrawn
    14 Sept 2026, 15:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—14 Sept 2026CancelledDuplicate UK4 Notice published in error. Correct Notice is ocds-h6vhtk-06f96a.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PRYH-5713-PHLR Neuadd y Cyngor, Aberaeron, Wales, SA46 0PAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure