Official UK procurement notice
Processing of Recyclable Materials and Resources
Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the recycling, processing and collection, where appropriate, of specified materials for Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. The waste materials and resources are to be collected through the Household Waste Recycling Centres and Bring Sites across the Borough as well as from other Council facilities as referenced in individual Lot Specifications. Tenderers should note that all quantities of both tonnages and loads/movements are estimates. Tonnes and loads of contract waste shall vary from contract year to contract year, and from month to month. Council does not warrant, represent or guarantee to provide a specified amount of contract waste or a specified number of loads. Tenderers should satisfy themselves that they have sufficient capacity to deal with additional quantities of waste. Tenderers can price for individual or multiple lots.
- No preliminary market engagement: Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06853a
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse collection services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · all with a published value (£4,178,400 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1WoodRenewalPublished value£1,807,344
Tenders are invited for the receipt, recycling and/or recovery of wood waste for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.
The wood waste accepted at Council Recycling Centres is not segregated into types/grades and is a mixture of both ‘treated’ and ‘untreated’. Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #2Oil FiltersRenewalPublished value£68,376
Tenders are sought for the supply of containers, collection, processing and treatment of waste oil filters collected by the Authority’s Household Recycling Centres as well as Craigavon Depot, Carn Industrial Estate and Banbridge Depot, Scarva Road, Banbridge.
The processing and treatment should ensure that materials are diverted from landfill either through recycling or re-use.
Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #3TextilesRenewalPublished value£9,768
Tenders are sought for the provision of containers, collection, reuse/ recycling/ processing and return to market of textiles collected at Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council.
Tenderers should supply textile collection banks for textiles similar to the capacity / type of those in place at Recycling Centres. The containers must be robust metal containers with a locked door and a safety hatch for deposit of materials. The container must be labelled appropriately. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to ensure banks are in a good state of repair and maintained in line with good practice guidance and any regulatory requirements. Council reserves the right to request copies/evidence of maintenance schedules and reports.
Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #4Mixed GlassRenewalPublished value£107,556
Tenders are sought for the provision of containers, collection, recycling/processing and return to market of mixed glass, collected at Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Household Recycling Centres and other bring sites across the Borough.
Lot #5PaintRenewalPublished value£24,000
Tenders are sought for the supply of containment, collection and processing/disposal of paint unsuitable for reuse at the Councils 9no. Recycling Centres. Further information available in Spec doc.
Lot #6RubbleRenewalPublished value£243,936
Tenders are invited for the receipt, recycling/processing and treatment of rubble waste collected by the Authority’s Household Recycling Centres. The processing and treatment should ensure that the material is diverted from landfill either through recycling or re-use with no rubble treated by means defined under regulation as disposal.
Rubble is deposited by members of the public and may contain bricks, concrete blocks, ceramics, tiles, paving stone, soil etc. from domestic DIY. Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #7Soil and StonesRenewalPublished value£48,240
Tenders are sought for the receipt, processing and treatment of soil and stones (EWC 17 05 004) collected by the Authority’s Grounds Maintenance and Cemeteries team as well as from Household Recycling Centres at which this material is accepted/segregated. The processing and treatment should ensure that the material is diverted from landfill, through either recycling or reuse.
Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #8Mixed Hard Dense PlasticRenewalPublished value£762,432
Tenderers are invited for the receipt, recycling and/or recovery of mixed dense/hard plastic for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.
The mixed dense/hard plastic accepted at Council Recycling Centres is not segregated into types / grades and contains a wide range of plastic types from plastic buckets, basins, toys, drums, containers etc. Any grade of plastic that is hard/dense may be included in this collection. Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #9CardboardRenewalPublished value£76,032
Tenderers are sought for the collection, receipt, recycling/processing and return to market of cardboard waste from Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Recycling Centres, and the Shambles Market, Armagh. Cardboard will also be direct delivered from two Household Recycling Centres as indicated in the Spec doc.
The card material is primarily old, corrugated containers, (OCC or KLS), but may also contain quantities of light card, grey board, egg boxes etc as deposited by the general public. Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #10PaperRenewalPublished value£12,864
Tenderers are sought for the collection receipt, recycling/processing and return to market of wastepaper collected at Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Household Recycling Centres. Paper will also be direct delivered from two Household Recycling Centres as indicated in the Spec doc.
Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #11Scrap MetalsRenewalPublished value£854,700
Tenders are invited for the receipt, recycling/processing and return to market of scrap metal collected at Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council Household Recycling Centres. Scrap Metal will be delivered from all sites with the exception of Newline Household Recycling Centre which requires the provision of 2 x 40 cubic yard open top roll-on off containers and a collection of these containers. Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #12Motor OilRenewalPublished value£107,712
Tenders are sought for collection, processing and treatment of waste motor oil collected at the Authority’s Household Recycling Centres and at operational Depots. The processing and treatment should ensure that materials are diverted from landfill either through recycling or reuse.
Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
Lot #13Lead Acid Car BatteriesRenewalPublished value£55,440
Tenders are sought for the supply of collection containers, collection/exchange of containers, processing and treatment of automotive battery waste collected at the Authority’s Household Recycling Centres. The processing and treatment should ensure that the component materials are diverted from landfill either through recycling or re-use.
Tenderers should satisfy themselves of the nature of this material before submitting a tender.
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- AC1. Proposed Services: 15%
- AC2. Contingency Arrangements: 10%
- AC3. Recording & Reporting of Contract Waste, Communications and Complaint Handling: 5%
- Contract Price: 70%
Published award criteria (4)
- AC1. Proposed Services
- AC2. Contingency Arrangements
- AC3. Recording & Reporting of Contract Waste, Communications and Complaint Handling
- Contract Price
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Closed
- 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
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079772- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e94bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 17 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published66 days ago21 Aug 2026, 10:16 BST
- Clarification questions by45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by16 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts9 days ago17 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 10:16 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender