Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 7 Mar 2025, 09:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

LDC - Treatment and Disposal of Domestic Garden Waste

Official notice

Authority: Lewes District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£360,000≈ £180k / year · £431,999 inc. VAT23% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2025awarded 14 Apr 2025
Awarded to KPS Composting Services Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 May 2027 · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lewes District Council requires a contractor for the disposal and treatment of Domestic Garden Waste.

The Garden Waste Service currently has approximately 10,345 subscribers.

The disposal site must allow direct deliveries by the Council’s Garden Collection Vehicles (Dennis Narrow track 26t RCV and 7.5t Canters) for the tipping of the Domestic Garden Waste.

The Contractor shall take ownership of the Garden Waste from the point of acceptance and shall be responsible thereafter for ongoing haulage and final disposal including disposal of any residues therefrom.

  • No preliminary market engagement: We didn't have time to publish a preliminary market engagement notice.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£360,000
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 1 May 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £360,000 exc. VAT · £431,999 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East

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
  • Simple description: Quality 40% Price 60%

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
7 Mar 2025, 09:03 GMT
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 11:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Apr 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008291
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea59 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Mar 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 09:03 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent
    14 Apr 2025
  4. Award decision expected by
    15 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Standstill ends
    25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    1 May 2025
  7. Latest notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 11:49 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Mar 2025, 09:03 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 09:06 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 Apr 2025, 09:06 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 11:49 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £442,6611 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KPS Composting Services Ltd1 May 2025 – 1 May 2028£442,66114 Apr 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • LDC - Treatment and Disposal of Domestic Garden Waste · KPS Composting Services Ltd

    Signed
    11 Apr 2025
    Value
    £442,661
    Period
    1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 30 Apr 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional 12 month extension

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lewes District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPZM-9295-YZXX 6 High Street , Lewes, South East, BN7 2ADContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KPS Composting Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03930085 Ham Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, South East, RH17 7PRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender