Official UK procurement notice
Processing of Co-mingled Dry Mixed Recycling
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£8,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £9,600,000 inc. VAT27.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Mar 2026awarded 5 May 2026
Award (standstill) to Direct Special Metals Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcessing of Co-mingled Dry Mixed Recycling to process recyclate, maximise recycling rate and maximise value return to Council
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: Urgency of requirement
CPV: Refuse recycling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£8,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2030
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 May 2026, 08:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
CBMDC0011 AS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010894- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649f3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 12 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline237 days ago4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by224 days ago17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Assessment summaries sent176 days ago5 May 2026
- Latest notice published168 days ago12 May 2026, 08:22 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2026- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 May 2026, 10:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 May 2026, 10:01 BST
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 09:05 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published12 May 2026, 08:22 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 6 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £5,772,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Special Metals LtdCollection and Processing of Dry Mixed Recycling8 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: One 12 month extension · Amended: Number of tenders received · Amended: Number of tenders received Contract Price - without extension and income | £5,772,000 | 5 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonDirect Special Metals Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Direct Special Metals LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender