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Published 14 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Containment, Transportation, Processing, End of Waste Recovery and Reporting of Local Authority Bulky Waste Mixed Hard Plastics

Official notice

Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£60,000≈ £60k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 4 Jan 2027 · up to 4 Jan 2028 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (BGCBC), hereinafter referred to as the Authority, invites Tenders, in accordance with the Authority’s Requirements and subject to the attached terms and conditions to set up a contractual agreement for the transportation, processing, recovery and reporting of non-hazardous bulky mixed hard plastic waste from householders that have delivered bulky mixed plastic waste to our Household Waste Recycling Centre. The main aim of the contract is to manage bulky mixed plastic wastes in line with the waste hierarchy.

At the conclusion of the procurement exercise, it is the Council’s intention to award a contract for an initial period of 1 year, with the option to extend for a further period of 12 months (2 years in total).

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2027 (1 yr) · up to 4 Jan 2028 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: A possible 12 month extension period.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    As per tender documentation.

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: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Cost
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    As per tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
14 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
Last source update
5 Dec 2025, 11:55 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074119
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e1d3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity electronically via the Etenderwales portal.

All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.

NB: You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.

E-Tender access information:

— Go to etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.

— The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

— Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

— On registering on the Platform the User will select a Username and will receive a password.

— The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

— In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

— Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click ‘Forgot your password?’.

— Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

— If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must NOT register again.

— Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

— Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

— The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.

Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: [email protected]

How to find the ITT:

— Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'.

— The etender references for this contract are: Project_61032 and ITT_121033.

— Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page.

— You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with all relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area.

— Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly.

— Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

  • Tenders must be uploaded to the Etenderwales / Bravo Solution portal by no later than 12:00 noon Friday 5th December 2025.

Timeline

14 Nov 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published348 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
  2. Latest notice published328 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 11:55 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by324 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline321 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts297 days ago
    5 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Nov 2025, 15:50 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 11:55 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    5 Dec 2025, 11:55 GMT
    +7 days · was 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDMD-4229-TQWR General Offices, Ebbw Vale, Wales, NP23 6DNContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender