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Published 9 Apr 2024, 17:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Composting of Green Waste

Official notice

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2024awarded 13 Feb 2025
Awarded to Phoenix Green Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As a Unitary Authority, South Gloucestershire Council has awarded a contract for the Composting of garden waste collected at the kerbside and from our HWRCs

  • Recurrence: Every three years. If the contract is running well , then there is an option to extend it for another three years, so under these circumstances, a notice would be published after 6 years.

CPV: Composting services · Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1An Open tender process was undertakenAwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000

An Open tender process was undertaken. The Contract term advertised was three years. A total contract term if fully extended of six years

The Council has a statutory duty to collect and arrange for the receipt and disposal of Green waste arising within South Gloucestershire, collected by kerbside collection and from HWRCs and Transfer Stations.

Delivery: South West
Extensions: The contract will initially run for 36 months, with an option for the contract to continue for another 36 months.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 20%Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Every three years. If the contract is running well , then there is an option to extend it for another three years, so under these circumstances, a notice would be published after 6 years.

First published
9 Apr 2024, 17:07 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
Award evaluation window
10 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN717763
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048852
Classification (CPV)
Composting servicesRefuse and waste related services
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0450d7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 May 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 May 2024, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 May 2024 → 14 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 May 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 May 2024, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Aug 2025, 15:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Phoenix Green SolutionsSME£1,800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Gloucestershire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Broad Lane, Engine Common Lane, Yate, South West, BS37 7PNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of Justice,Review body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.