Official UK procurement notice
General Waste Disposal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has a statutory obligation to manage and deliver waste disposal services for the residents and businesses of Wolverhampton by means of either kerbside collections or the use of the cities Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
The City of Wolverhampton Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced provider(s) to maintain environmental compliance and transparency in end destination disposal and recycling for general waste disposal. To support the council waste teams to deliver green waste, HWRC waste, skips and mixed loads of fly-tipping, directly to compliant providers and that licensed and compliant services are in place for the disposal or the collection of mattresses, persistent organic pollutants (soft furnishings) and hazardous wastes such as chemicals and gas cylinders.
The service requirement is split into lots, each of which has a target commencement date of 1 November 2026.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Oct 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£5,276,200 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Green Waste ProcessingRenewalPublished value£1,383,600
The council requires a provider for the recycling of garden waste, greenery, foliage and leaves collected by the kerbside collection teams, from the household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) and collected by the council's public realm teams. This lot will contain a distance related pricing mechanism to reflect the cost of direct delivery of the waste to the disposal destination. The lot will seek recycling by composting.
Lot #2Rubble, Plasterboard, Hard PlasticsRenewalPublished value£1,488,000
The Council requires a provider for the recycling of household rubble, plasterboard and hard plastics that is deposited by our residents at the HWRCs. This lot will contain a distance related pricing mechanism to reflect the cost of direct delivery of the waste to the disposal destination.
Lot #3Mattress Recycling & Persistent Organic PollutantsRenewalPublished value£1,808,000
The Council requires a provider for the recycling of mattresses and soft furnishings containing persistent organic pollutants collected at the House Waste and Recycling Centres (. This lot will require a collection of these materials directly from the HWRCs for deconstruction and recycling.
Lot #4Skips and Fly Tipping WasteRenewalPublished value£432,000
The Council seeks a provider to accept, recycle and dispose of mixed loads of skip and fly tipping waste. The specification will include the provision of onsite skips to local business as part of the trade waste service and the receipt of mixed fly tipping loads that cannot be sorted at the HWRCs. This lot will contain a distance related pricing mechanism to reflect the cost of direct delivery of the waste to the disposal destination.
Lot #5Disposal of Clinical WasteRenewalPublished value£64,600
The Council seeks a provider for the incineration of clinical waste collected from registered customers on the weekly clinical waste collection round. This lot will contain a distance related pricing mechanism to reflect the cost of direct delivery of the waste to the disposal destination.
Lot #6Hazardous WasteRenewalPublished value£100,000
The Council seeks a provider for the collection, recycling and disposal of hazardous wastes received at the HWRCs. The hazardous waste includes gas bottles such as Nitrous Oxide, Butane and Propane, Household chemicals and commercial fridges.
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 (incl Social Value/EDI): 40%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality (incl Social Value/EDI): Quality - 25% Social Value - 10% EDI - 5%
- 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
- 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 31 Oct 2029
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 09:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Aug 2026, 17:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
CWC25116- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077425- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e52Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published221 days ago19 Mar 2026, 09:20 GMT
- Next notice expected117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published74 days ago13 Aug 2026, 17:12 BST
- Submission deadline39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 4 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Mar 2026, 09:20 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published22 May 2026, 16:42 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned22 May 2026, 16:42 BST
- Procurement method changed22 May 2026, 16:42 BST
- Tender notice published13 Aug 2026, 17:12 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £5,276,20013 Aug 2026, 17:12 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active13 Aug 2026, 17:12 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST13 Aug 2026, 17:12 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender