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Published 4 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Disposal of Paint and Recycle of Wood and Chipboard

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000total for 2 lots · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term 2 yrsends 18 Oct 2028 · starts 19 Oct 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The City of Wolverhampton Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced Supplier(s) for the disposal of paint, and recycling of wood and chipboard required to maintain the ongoing disposal and recycling of these products at the city's two household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) in Anchor Lane Bilston and Shaw Road in Wolverhampton, and additional addresses within the WV post code from time to time; ensuring that paint and wood and chipboard deposited by members of the public at these HWRC sites are removed from the sites in line with the Council's disposal requirements.

The procurement is divided into two (2) Lots:

Lot 1 - Disposal of Paint

Lot 2 - Recycle of Wood and Chipboard

Tenderers may bid for one or both lots.

This procurement opportunity will ensure that the waste is disposed of, or recycled, in a manner that is compliant with current waste legislation and aims to increase the Council's recycling rate.

  • No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement exercise was done with a reference number of ocds-h6vhtk-05aa33. The initial procurement was however abandoned, findings from this market engagement have been used to support the drafting of documentation for this reprocurement.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse recycling services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Disposal of Paint 2 yrsSMEPublished value£330,000

Lot 1 (Paint) The Council is seeking a single Supplier to manage all onwards processes for Waste Paint from the Councils House Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC's) in Anchor Lane Bilston and Shaw Road in Wolverhampton, and additional addresses within the WV post code area from time to time.

The Supplier will collect this waste from the Council's HWRC's in Anchor Lane and Shaw Road in Wolverhampton, along with other addresses within WV postcode areas when required. (Site locations are provided. Supplier to supply and deliver to each HWRC site with sufficient Intermediate Bulk containers (IBC) (1000ltr minimum) and to arrange and replace upon request from CWC.

The Supplier shall process and dispose of all collected paints and their containers.

Contract period: 19 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £330,000 exc. VAT · £396,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Lot #2Recycle of Wood and Chipboard 2 yrsSMEPublished value£670,000

Lot 2 - The Council is seeking a Supplier that shall either:

a) supply containers, collect and manage all onwards processes of wood and chipboard waste from the Council's HWRC's in Anchor Lane and Shaw Road in Wolverhampton. Site locations are provided.

The Supplier will assess the wood in accordance with the Waste Wood Assessment Guidance for the UK Wood Waste Industry. The Supplier must ensure that a minimum of 50% of the tonnage wood and chipboard waste is recycled to the manufacture of board.

Contract period: 19 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £670,000 exc. VAT · £804,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality (20%) Social Value (10%) EDI (5%)
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
4 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
Authority reference
CWC26091
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073892
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related servicesRefuse recycling services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbbf Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Aug 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published86 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by71 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline52 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by23 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts10 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 17:02 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBV-7568-LBLL Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender