Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 23 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Luminate Education Group - Tender for the provision of Waste Services

Official notice

Authority: Luminate Education Group (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£625,000≈ £208k / year · £750,000 inc. VAT30.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 3 Sept 2025
Awarded to B&M Waste Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Luminate Education Group (LEG and/or the Group) is a Further and Higher Education provider based in the Leeds City Region, and one of the largest education groups in the UK.

Home to 26,000 students across over 20 sites located in Leeds, Harrogate and Keighley; LEG aims to make a positive difference to the lives of our students and apprentices, by delivering high-quality teaching and training opportunities that will improve outcomes and change lives.

We are out to tender for the provision of Waste Collection Services across the Group. For further information, please refer to the ITT .

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Apr 2030, 00:59 BST.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£625,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £625,000 exc. VAT · £750,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 1 year + 1 year, pending review

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: Technical & Quality 60% + Commercial 40% For further details, please refer to the ITT.

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
Yes · next expected 2 Apr 2030
First published
23 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 12:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Aug 2025
Authority reference
LEG T167
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034441
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551e1 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

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
18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender process is being conducted via the In-Tend e-Sourcing Platform which can be found at in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗. If your company has not yet registered on this site, you will need to do so. There is no cost associated with using the portal and it merely requires a short registration process.

Timeline

23 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    8 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    22 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    3 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published392 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 12:49 BST
  8. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 18:16 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Sept 2025, 18:16 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 12:49 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £432,8751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
B&M Waste ServicesLEG T167 - Waste Services Tender1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 1year + 1 year£432,8753 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • LEG T167 - Waste Services Tender · B&M Waste Services

    Signed
    24 Sept 2025
    Value
    £432,875
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1year + 1 year
    1 agreed KPI: Please refer to contract
    • Please refer to contract, Please refer to contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders20—

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

Luminate Education Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-UKPRN: 10024962 Leeds City College, Park Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS3 1AAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe tender process is being conducted via the In-Tend eSourcing Platform which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Registration. If your company has not yet registered on this site, you will need to do so. There is no cost associated with using the port…

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