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Published 20 Mar 2026, 20:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hardcore and Soil Processing Contract

Official notice

Authority: Bristol Waste Company (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£342,000≈ £171k / year · £342,000 inc. VAT20.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2026awarded 27 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Neal Soil Suppliers Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bristol is a unitary City in Southwest England with an estimated population of 437,500. Bristol is a high achieving core UK city regularly performing well against other core cities in terms of both recycling rate and residual waste per household. The contract is for the Recycling of Contract Waste collected by Bristol Waste Company under its waste collection and waste disposal authority obligations on behalf of Bristol City Council.

Bristol Waste Company acting on behalf of Bristol City Bristol Waste Company has a statutory duty to provide facilities for the public to deposit household waste free of charge. This includes a householder's own Hardcore and Soil Waste arising from DIY activities. Bristol Waste Company acting on behalf of Bristol City Bristol Waste Company is legally required to dispose of such waste generated during these activities.

Bristol Waste Company will seek to award a Contract for the Receipt, Processing and Recycling of Contract Waste. The Contract Price is to include the costs of receipt, processing and Recycling of Contract Waste including the re-use or marketing of the recycled material and the disposal of residues. The Contract will have an initial term of 24 months, with the option to extend for one or more periods up to an aggregated period of 24 months.

The Contract Waste will either be delivered to the Treatment Site or Delivery Site by Bristol Waste Company or collected by the Contractor and taken to the Treatment Site where the Contractor will apply their Recycling process. Bristol Waste Company will award the Contract as one of these options.

The Contractor will be deemed to have made all necessary arrangements and obtained all necessary permissions and licences for the handling, and processing of the Contract Waste in accordance with the Conditions of Contract. The Contractor will be required to demonstrate that such arrangements have been made and permissions and licences have been obtained.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the treatment, disposal and associated costs of all residual wastes arising from the Recycling of Contract Waste. This shall be at the Contractor's expense using appropriate licensed facilities.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£342,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £342,000 exc. VAT · £342,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 30%Price: 60%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Price: 60%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Sustainability
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Mar 2026, 20:07 GMT
Last source update
27 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 May 2026
Authority reference
DN808779
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026009
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670db Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Any expressions of interest need to be through Tender Reference Proactis DN808779 procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

20 Mar 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published215 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 20:07 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by194 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline187 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by155 days ago
    19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts113 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent87 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published86 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  8. Standstill ends76 days ago
    6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 20:07 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    27 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £343,8161 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Neal Soil Suppliers LtdSME11 Aug 2026 – 10 Aug 2028 · up to 10 Aug 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£343,81627 Jul 2026standstill to 6 Aug 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

BRISTOL WASTE COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 09472624 · GB-PPON: PWZM-3745-BYPR Albert Road Depot, Albert Road, Bristol, South West, BS2 0XSContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Bristol Waste CompanyContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PWZM-3745-BYPR Bristol, South WestContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NEAL SOIL SUPPLIERS LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 03368495GB-PPON: PXVH-2964-HHRJ Atlantic Ecopark Newton Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF3 2EJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender