Official UK procurement notice
General Waste (Lot One) and Recyclate & Food Waste (Lot Two) Collection Services
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the provision of a general (residual) and recyclate/food waste disposal service at Lancaster University.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,950,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1General (Residual) WasteAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,450,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Recyclate & Food WasteAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Suppliers will be assessed on contract examples, service delivery, health and safety, sustainability, KPIs, and contract management responses.
- Price: Suppliers will be assessed on price to supply
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
SP/25/1421- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037582- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06121bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published260 days ago29 Jan 2026, 13:53 GMT
- Market engagement246 days ago12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
In order to take part in this pre-market engagement, please email me before 5pm on 12th February 2026 at [email protected] and I will issue you with a form containing questions we have for interested suppliers.
Please note: The University of Lancaster ("the University") is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Procurement Act 2023 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Procurement Act 2023.
Advertisement of any contract in the 'Find a Tender' is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no obligation to comply with the Procurement Act 2023 (as amended).
The University reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as the University considers necessary.
- Next notice expected229 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published175 days ago24 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
- Submission deadline147 days ago22 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by128 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago12 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago2 Jul 2026, 11:24 BST
- Contract starts77 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Jan 2026, 13:53 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 13:19 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,950,00024 Apr 2026, 13:19 BSTwas £390,000
- Status changed to active24 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
- Deadline published: 22 May 2026, 10:00 BST24 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
- Contract award notice published12 Jun 2026, 15:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 15:45 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 11:24 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 29 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Lancaster City Council1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: 1+1+1 | £1,950,000 | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
General Waste and Recyclate & Food Waste Collection Services · Lancaster City Council
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,950,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 + 1 + 1
3 agreed KPIs: Adherence to collection schedule · Service Provision · Management Information
- Adherence to collection schedule, Attendance on site as specified in general (residual) waste and recyclate/food waste collection schedule
- Service Provision, Responsiveness to ad hoc collection/clearance of general (residual) waste and recyclate/food waste requests from bin stores from Facilities Manager within 24 hours Emergency general (residual) waste clearance and recyclate/food waste request within 4 hours Bin Stores are left clean and tidy after each collection.
- Management Information, Monthly provision of management information as detailed in the general (residual) and recyclate/food waste contract specification within the required timeframes
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General (Residual) Waste | 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Recyclate & Food Waste | 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lancaster City CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications To view the ITT documents, please register on In Tend (or log-in if you already have an account).
Notices 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