Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Hazardous Waste Management Services
Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of Hazardous & Clinical Waste Management Services including the following streams; clinical, genetically modified, radioactive and hazardous waste. To cover all campus sites on reactive and scheduled basis as per the full scope of works provided as part of the tender specification.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 00:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: not required, specification established from previous experience.
CPV: Clinical-waste collection services · Clinical-waste disposal services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Refuse and waste related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Capability: 60%
- Commercial Offer: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Capability: Technical capability inc H&S and Sustainability
- Commercial Offer: Service rates
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Hazardous Waste Management Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2030
- First published
- 5 Aug 2025, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 10:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
NTU/25/2797/NC- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046267- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0581e3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2025 → 6 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 16:16 BST
- Clarification questions by28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by381 days ago7 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent270 days ago26 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published169 days ago6 May 2026, 10:54 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2025- Tender notice published5 Aug 2025, 16:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Jan 2026, 10:14 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 May 2026, 10:54 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£125,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tradebe Environmental Services Ltd9 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2028 · up to 8 Feb 2031Extensions: 3 x 12-months extensions available subject to performance. | ceiling above | 26 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle9 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2028 · up to 8 Feb 2031Extensions: 3 x 12-months extensions available subject to performance. | ceiling above | 26 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £125,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 1 · Tradebe Environmental Services Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 x 12-months extension options available subject to performance.
1 agreed KPI: Schedule 7 - SLA
- Schedule 7 - SLA
Contract 2 · SRCL Limited t/a Stericycle
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 x 12-months extensions available subject to performance.
1 agreed KPI: Schedule 7 - SLA
- Schedule 7 - SLA
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- SRCL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TRADEBE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details 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