Official UK procurement notice
Garden Waste Disposal Service for the Liverpool City Region
Authority: St Helens Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Wirral Borough Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSt Helens Council working with Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and its partner districts - Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral and Halton Councils wish to tender for the composting and treatment of garden waste from established recycling services across the Liverpool City Region.
Collection frequencies and collection dates throughout the year vary from Council to Council and are subject to change. Therefore, this service is required year-round.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£4,280,000
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 - Including Social Value: 50%
- Lifecycle Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality - Including Social Value
- Lifecycle Cost
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
- Yes · next expected 3 Jul 2030
- First published
- 12 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
020159- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062682- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0603c4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Jan 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published289 days ago12 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Market engagement261 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
The council are looking for information around this project that is suitable to the local area. The project can be found on the chest platform.
- Tender notice published118 days ago3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Clarification questions by97 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by79 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 63 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BSTUK4
- Published value updated3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Status changed to active3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST3 Jul 2026, 11:21 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Wirral Borough CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Knowsley CouncilProcuring entityCouncil will receive service from this contract
- Liverpool City CouncilProcuring entityCouncil will receive service from this contract
- Sefton CouncilProcuring entityCouncil will receive service from this contract
- Wirral CouncilProcuring entityCouncil will receive service from this contract
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender