Official UK procurement notice
EPP0174 - Garden Waste Permits
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Essex Procurement Partnership (EPP), on behalf of Braintree District Council (BDC) requires the provision of Garden Waste Permits to individual subscribers. The contract will require the collation, printing, and distribution of permits to approximately 40,000 – 45,000 subscribers annually, with a contract period of 3-years with an option to extend for up to 1 year.
The scope of this contract may not be limited to garden subscription permits but may also include other types of printed material in the future, such as recycling calendars, etc.; or/and may include other EEP partner authorities.
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CPV: Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot EPP0174AwardedRenewalPublished value£257,972
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 (3)
- Technical: 35%
- Commercial: 60%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
EPP0174- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052995- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05546fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Jun 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
- Market engagement17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Interested suppliers are to email [email protected] as soon as possible to express interest.
Suppliers will be sent a Market Engagement document with further information about the opportunity and a short questionnaire. The questionnaire must be completed and returned via email by 12 noon, Thursday 17 July 2025.
- Next notice expected26 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 09:12 BST
- Clarification questions by399 days ago16 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline386 days ago30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent364 days ago22 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends350 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published320 days ago4 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
- Award decision expected by319 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 09:12 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £257,9722 Sept 2025, 09:12 BSTwas £200,000
- Status changed to active2 Sept 2025, 09:12 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Sept 2025, 09:12 BST
- Deadline published: 30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST2 Sept 2025, 09:12 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Oct 2025, 16:17 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2025, 16:17 BST
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 26 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latcham Direct Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029Extensions: Optional 1 year extension | £192,466 | 21 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Latcham Direct Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2025
- Value
- £184,000
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 year extension
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Latcham Direct LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender