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Published 31 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 8157 Food Waste Reprocessing Contract

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £300k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2026awarded 12 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to BIO DYNAMIC (UK) LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 18 Oct 2028 · up to 18 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 19 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council seeks a contractor ("the Service Provider") to receive, process, and treat source separated food waste arising from commercial sources but expected to expand to household/municipal sources at a later date, ensuring high environmental performance, robust legal compliance (including Animal By Products (ABP) where applicable), value for money, and verifiable diversion from landfill, aligned to the Waste Hierarchy.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 18 May 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 19 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 18 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: As decided by the Council
90500000 Refuse and waste related services

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 18 May 2031
First published
31 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 25 Sept 2026
Authority reference
CPU 8157
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072620
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d895 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.eastmidstenders.org ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published76 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
  2. Clarification questions by50 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline44 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by19 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent3 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published2 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
  7. Today
    15 Oct 2026
  8. Contract startsin 4 days
    19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill endsin 7 days
    21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BIO DYNAMIC (UK) LIMITEDSME2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2031Extensions: As decided by the Council£600,00012 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BIO DYNAMIC (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08574661GB-PPON: PJLT-7949-NDMJ Robin Hood House, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG3 1GFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender