Official UK procurement notice
Contract for City Centre Portable Toilets
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City & County of Swansea requires the provision and removal of temporary male and female toilets in the city centre every Saturday evening, and on Sunday Bank Holiday evenings. It is essential that the successful bidder holds a Carrier Licence. The successful bidder will provide the City & County of Swansea with a Monthly literage report. The successful bidder will supply all consumables – toilet rolls and hand cleanser. The ladies toilet unit must have a foot flush, coat hook, and access to unlock from the outside. Lighting in the toilet unit is NOT required. Many events may be televised therefore the successful bidder must ensure that all portable toilet units & urinals are provided to site in a good and clean state. The toilets are to be located at the specified areas in the city as above, any changes to the locations or timings must be agreed by both parties. The successful bidder will ensure that the toilets are set up on site between 7pm and 7.30pm and removed no later than 7am the following morning.
CPV: Chemical toilets
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£75,000
- Condition of participation
It is essential that the successful bidder holds a Carrier Licence. The successful bidder will provide the City & County of Swansea with a Monthly literage report. The successful bidder will supply all consumables – toilet rolls and hand cleanser.
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)
- Quality:: 20%
- Price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality:: Quality: 20% broken down as— 1. Effective service & customer satisfaction 5% 2.Health & safety 10% 3.Flexibility 5%
- Price: Price: 80% broken down as— Lowest Total cost 80%
- Condition of participation
It is essential that the successful bidder holds a Carrier Licence. The successful bidder will provide the City & County of Swansea with a Monthly literage report. The successful bidder will supply all consumables – toilet rolls and hand cleanser.
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 20 Feb 2026, 11:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 17:30 BST
- Authority reference
CCS/25/336- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015579- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0658f7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Project ref No. 62202 & ITT Ref No. 123289 Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):— Navigate to the portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.xn--uk-81t ↗ Click the “Suppliers register here” link.— Enter your correct business and user details.— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.2. Express an interest in the project:— Login to the portal with your username/password.— Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier).— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.— This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.3. Responding to the invitation to tender:— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:— E-mail: [email protected]— Phone: +44 8003684850Thanks
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 11:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by228 days ago13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline221 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published167 days ago13 May 2026, 17:30 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 11:26 GMTUK4
- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 17:30 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete13 May 2026, 17:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Hire Gorseinon Ltd | £82,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for City Centre Portable Toilets · City Hire Gorseinon Ltd
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2026
- Value
- £82,500
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- City Hire Gorseinon LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender