Contract for: Supplying Wheelie Bin & Kerbside Recycling Containers

Official notice

Authority: West Suffolk Council (Local council)

Direct award

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Awarded value£2,160,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 17 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to ESE World Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is to manufacture and distribute 240ltrs of Wheelie Bins and Kerbside Recycling Containers for West Suffolk Council.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

34928480 Waste and rubbish containers and bins

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST
Last source update: 28 Jan 2026, 13:30 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-007601
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0594ea Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: Direct award under framework

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025

Transparency notice published
5 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Nov 2025, 12:47 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
28 Jan 2026, 13:30 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,160,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ESE World Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028	£2,160,000 inc. VAT	17 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · ESE World Ltd
Signed
5 Sept 2025
Value
£2,160,000 inc. VAT
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: 1) On-time delivery rates 2) Defect rates 3) Contract compliance

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVM-1828-ZPTJ West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, East of England, IP33 3YUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ESE WORLD LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02327763GB-PPON: PRWH-5869-TRYJ Corby Hub 4 Sallow Road, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 5JXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Jan 2026, 13:30 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 12:47 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender5 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST