Official UK procurement notice
Handling of Recyclable Materials
Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £255k / year
Submissions closed 3 May 2023awarded 21 Jul 2023
Awarded to Plan B Management Solutions Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrs 11 moends 31 Jul 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Aug 2023
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionColchester City Council (the Council) wishes to procure a contractor to collect recyclable materials from the Shrub End Depot in Colchester, to secure markets for the sale or appropriate end uses of all recyclables and to maximise recycling of materials from the collected waste before recovery of resources and energy from any non-recyclable the waste and ensure that the Council has full awareness of the final destinations of all material streams. Full details of the service and the requirements are detailed in the Specification.
CPV: Refuse recycling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Extension of the contract term for a 12 month periodAwardedRenewal
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Mobilisation & Resourcing Plan: 4%
- Materials Handling Plan: 6%
- Contingency Plan: 3%
- Information Management and Reporting Arrangements: 5%
- Health, Safety and Welfare Plan: 2%
- Price: 70%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Mobilisation & Resourcing Plan: 4
- Materials Handling Plan: 6
- Contingency Plan: 3
- Information Management and Reporting Arrangements: 5
- Health, Safety and Welfare Plan: 2
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 70
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Mar 2023, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 19:36 BST
- Authority reference
0332- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060059- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b7e6Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026625-PRO-37126872
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 3 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 May 2023 → 25 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected5 May 2023, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published120 days ago25 Jun 2026, 19:36 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £2,415,2932 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 21 Jul 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan B Management Solutions LtdSubcontracting: Essex Reclamation will collect the recyclable materials | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Plan B Management Solutions Ltd | £2,165,293 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021307-2023-1 · Plan B Management Solutions Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2023
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
Handling of Recyclable Materials · Plan B Management Solutions Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2023
- Value
- £2,165,293
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2025
- Status
- active
- Change This contract relates to the Council’s waste disposal arrangements for non-residual waste. The proposed 12-month extension, from 1 August 2027 to 31 July 2028, will ensure continuity of service during the period of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). For a range of organisational and strategic reasons, a 12 month extension to this contract is now needed so that, after LGR, North East Essex Council can take decisions in relation to any re-procurement of services to meet its requirements., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The Council relies on Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in relation to this extension. The need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not foresee The Council did not, in 2022/23 when this contract was being procured, foresee that Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) would take place in 2027/28. This extension means that after LGR, North East Essex Council can take decisions relating to a re-procurement
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Plan B Management Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
- Plan B Management Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria