Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 9 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gully and Waste Sweeping Disposal

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£672,000≈ £336k / year · £806,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update18% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Jan 2026awarded 20 Feb 2026
Awarded to SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CWC Street Cleaning Highway team remove approximately 3,500 tonnes of detritus per annum. This is done using Council fleet vehicles. Mechanical channel sweepers and precinct sweepers collect and remove detritus. The highway gully tanker removes and flushes out the highway gully pits to ensuring they do not get blocked dispersing standing water during heavy rain fall. CWC need to dispose of the waste on a daily basis.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£672,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £672,000 exc. VAT · £806,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract has 2 x 12 month extension options subject to satisfactory performance.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes · next expected 31 Mar 2029
First published
9 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST
Last source update
7 Apr 2026, 09:24 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
Authority reference
CWC25087
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079369
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG39)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05abc0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
2 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders can only be submitted electronically at www.wolverhamptontenders.com ↗

Project ref CWC25087 Gully and Waste Sweeping Disposal

Timeline

9 Oct 2025 → 7 Apr 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published383 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST
  2. Market engagement368 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Information is provided in the attached document how to participate in this engagement, how to complete and submit your response. Access can also be made at www.wolverhamptontenders.com ↗

  3. Next notice expected331 days ago
    30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published328 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by298 days ago
    2 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline293 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by263 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Assessment summaries sent250 days ago
    20 Feb 2026
  9. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published203 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 09:24 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 14:46 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £672,000
    3 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
    was £0
  4. Status changed to active
    3 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    3 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    3 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
  7. Contract award notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    1 Apr 2026, 09:43 BST
  9. Contract details notice published
    7 Apr 2026, 09:24 BST
    UK7
  10. Contract signature expected
    15 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 9 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £793,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd16 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Contract has 2 x 12 month extensions subject to satisfactory supplier performance.£793,00020 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Gully and Waste Sweeping Disposal · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd

    Signed
    2 Apr 2026
    Value
    £793,000
    Period
    16 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract has 2 x 12 month extensions subject to satisfactory supplier performance.

    No agreed KPIs: The contract is not above the relevant threshold

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure