Official UK procurement notice
NCC202500295 - Recycling Collection Service
Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewport City Council is out to tender via Sell2Wales / eTenderWales for Dry Recycling Collection Services. A competitive flexible procedure has been selected as the most suitable procurement approach for this contract, as it offers the necessary adaptability to address the complex requirements associated with recycling collections. This procedure enables the Council to engage with the market and negotiate solutions that best align with operational needs, quality standards, and value for money.Newport City Council is looking to contract with a provider capable of delivering high quality, cost-effective and environmentally responsible recycling collections for Newport’s residents, through a competitive tender process that ensures value for money and continued alignment with both local and national objectives.
- How the procedure runs: This is a complex procurement and the Authority has set out in the ITT an overview of the process that it is intending to carry out, which may be subject to adjustment depending on Tenders received and/or how the process progresses. Any changes will be discussed with Tenderers and confirmed at the time as appropriate. The Authority reserves the right to introduce further stages into the process as it sees fit and to require Tenderers to clarify and/or refine their Tenders. The Authority reserves the right to decline to conduct any further dialogue at any stage. The Authority has designed the following staged process: Stage 1 is the issue of this invitation (this ITT together with all Tender Documents) by the Authority in response to a request to participate. This is followed by: 1.1. a series of pre submission dialogue sessions as further described in the ITT. Each Dialogue Session shall not be subject to assessment. 1.2. submission if applicable of comments and proposed amendments to the Draft Contract and performance and payment mechanism which the Authority will review and reissue to Tenderers prior to submission of Tenders. Stage 2 – Tenders are submitted followed by Assessment of each Tenderer against the Conditions of Participation and the Assessment Criteria in order to determine the Tenderer will the most advantageous Tender. Stage 3 (optional) – The Authority reserves the right to conduct further rounds of dialogue and seek Final Tenders from Tenderers. Tenderers will be notified if applicable.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£33,901,704
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Qualification Envelope with eTenderWales.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Technical Envelope within eTenderWales.
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Social Value
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Qualification Envelope with eTenderWales.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Technical Envelope within eTenderWales.
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jan 2026, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 14:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
NCC202500295- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000336- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff07Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to Payment mechanism document within eTenderWales.
- How it runs
This is a complex procurement and the Authority has set out in the ITT an overview of the process that it is intending to carry out, which may be subject to adjustment depending on Tenders received and/or how the process progresses. Any changes will be discussed with Tenderers and confirmed at the time as appropriate. The Authority reserves the right to introduce further stages into the process as it sees fit and to require Tenderers to clarify and/or refine their Tenders.
The Authority reserves the right to decline to conduct any further dialogue at any stage.
The Authority has designed the following staged process:
Stage 1 is the issue of this invitation (this ITT together with all Tender Documents) by the Authority in response to a request to participate. This is followed by:
1.1. a series of pre submission dialogue sessions as further described in the ITT. Each Dialogue Session shall not be subject to assessment.
1.2. submission if applicable of comments and proposed amendments to the Draft Contract and performance and payment mechanism which the Authority will review and reissue to Tenderers prior to submission of Tenders.
Stage 2 – Tenders are submitted followed by Assessment of each Tenderer against the Conditions of Participation and the Assessment Criteria in order to determine the Tenderer will the most advantageous Tender.
Stage 3 (optional) – The Authority reserves the right to conduct further rounds of dialogue and seek Final Tenders from Tenderers. Tenderers will be notified if applicable.
- Risks
Please refer to Payment mechanism document within eTenderWales.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Jan 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published284 days ago5 Jan 2026, 10:11 GMT
- Tender notice published284 days ago5 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Next notice expected282 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by270 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent220 days ago10 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by216 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends209 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published156 days ago13 May 2026, 14:20 BST
- Contract starts107 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Jan 2026, 10:11 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT5 Jan 2026, 14:07 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Mar 2026, 12:11 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 12:11 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 14:20 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 5 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastesavers Recycling LimitedSMEVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 · up to 31 Mar 2041Extensions: Extension available for up to 8 years | £33,901,704 | 10 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
NCC202500295 - Recycling Collection Services · Wastesavers Recycling LimitedSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 13 May 2026
- Value
- £33,901,704
- Period
- 18 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 · up to 31 Mar 2041 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions can be made up to a further 8 years at NCC discretion.
5 agreed KPIs: Health and Safety · Reporting · Missed Collections …
- Health and Safety
- Reporting
- Missed Collections
- Reported Incidents of uncleared litted
- Response Times
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wastesavers Recycling LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All tender documents will be uploaded to eTenderWales for tenderers to review and participate. https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender