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Published 2 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC-1620 Green Waste and Street Sweepings Haulage

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: Melton Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£138,240≈ £69k / year · £172,800 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 30 Oct 202612:00 GMT · 28d 0h left
Clarification cut-off 23 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 1all categories · n=9 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement seeks to appoint a contractor to provide haulage services for green waste and street sweepings collected within the Melton Borough area. Melton Borough Council is the designated Waste Collection Authority, while Leicestershire County Council manages the disposal of local authority waste.

CPV: Waste-tip management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£138,240
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 1 Feb 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsDelivery: East MidlandsTurnover guideline: ~£137,862/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£138,240 exc. VAT · £172,800 inc. VAT
Extensions
2 years with option to extend by 2 years
90533000 Waste-tip management services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored

quality 60% price 40%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Melton Borough Council buys Operation of a refuse site (CPV 9053) — and who usually turns up

Melton Borough Council’s own published record, next to the East Midlands market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Operation of a refuse site (CPV 9053) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Melton Borough Council

contract notices in 36 months: 2 in division 90 (1 route not published) · 20 in all categories (4 without competition · 4 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 9 lots. All 9 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices, which count bids assessed.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

1all categories · 36m · n=9 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 9 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

56%all categories · 36m · n=9 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 6 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 36m · n=6 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 7 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

46dall categories · 36m · n=7 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 22 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=22 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 16 notices.

Last 36 months.

25%all categories · 36m · n=16 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=9
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 9 lots on 6 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 56%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 22%
  • 7+ 22%

Middle value 1 · 9 lots on 6 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=6
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 6 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 33%
  • Within ±2% 50%
  • Above estimate 17%

6 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

East Midlands · Operation of a refuse site (CPV 9053)

contract notices delivered in East Midlands in 36 months: 14 in CPV 9053 (7 competed, 7 route not published) · 446 in division 90 (335 competed, 81 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9053), last 36 months: 5 lots. All 5 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2CPV 9053 · 36m · n=5 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9053), last 36 months: 5 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

20%CPV 9053 · 36m · n=5 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 90), last 36 months: 110 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 90 · 36m · n=110 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 90), last 36 months: 101 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

47ddivision 90 · 36m · n=101 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9053), last 36 months: 4 lots.

Last 36 months.

22%CPV 9053 · 36m · n=4 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 9053), last 36 months: 6 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

50%CPV 9053 · 36m · n=6 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=5
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 5 lots on 4 contested notices · CPV 9053, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 20%
  • 2–3 40%
  • 4–6 20%
  • 7+ 20%

Middle value 2 · 5 lots on 4 contested notices · CPV 9053.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=110
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 110 lot pairs · division 90, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 35%
  • Within ±2% 37%
  • Above estimate 27%

110 lot pairs · division 90.

robust · n=6
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 6 lots (all categories), applied to the £138,240 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in Melton Borough Council (all categories, n=6 pairs) lands at estimate: on this notice’s £138,240 that is about £138,240. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Waste-tip management services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f99 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Published estimate £138,240 excludes VAT (£172,800 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    2 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 21 days
    23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 28 days
    30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 122 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 12:06 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Melton Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMP-8573-JHVJ Parkside, Melton Mowbray, East Midlands, LE13 1GH [email protected]

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender