Official UK procurement notice
Provision of collection and Disposal of Confidential waste
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCumberland council require a service provider to collect and dispose of confidential waste from cumberland council properties such as residential homes, libraries, archives, day centres and corporate offices
CPV: Refuse and waste related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2026, 08:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077764- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea56Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN797097) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search.
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Cumberland Council are fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcome an expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector.
Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
The value provided in this notice is only an estimate.
The contract term is for 4 years
Timeline
27 Nov 2025 → 13 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published335 days ago27 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMT
- Clarification questions by318 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline311 days ago22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by275 days ago26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent262 days ago9 Feb 2026
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published169 days ago13 May 2026, 08:39 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025- Tender notice published27 Nov 2025, 15:19 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 May 2026, 08:39 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shredall (East Midlands) Limited t/a Shredall SDS GroupSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £116,342 | 9 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of collection and disposal of Confidential Waste · Shredall (East Midlands) Limited t/a Shredall SDS GroupSME
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £116,342
- Period
- 21 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shredall SDS GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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