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Published 14 Mar 2025, 10:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Residual Waste Services for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Official notice

Authority: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£33,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2025awarded 25 Jun 2026
Awarded to RiverRidge Recycling (Portadown) Ltd, NATURAL WORLD PRODUCTS LTD3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Authority wishes to award three contracts for the provision of residual waste services -

one Contract in respect of each of the following Lots: Lot 1 - kerbside-collected residual

waste arising in the Southern Area of the borough; Lot 2 - kerbside-collected residual waste

arising in the Northern Area of the borough; Lot 3 - residual waste from household waste

recycling centres (HWRCs), Authority service depots and facilities and bulky collection

services in the Whole Borough Area.

CPV: Refuse and waste related services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£33,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Kerbside-collected residual waste arising in Southern Area of the Council Borough, including household collections, street litter and bulky collectionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
Extensions: Three 12 month extension options · Three 12 month extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Kerbside-collected residual waste arising in Northern Area of Council Borough, including household collections, street litter and bulky collectionsCancelledRenewalPublished value£20,500,000
Extensions: Three 12 month extension options · Three 12 month extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Residual waste collected from household waste recycling centres, service depots, Authority facilities and bulky collections in Whole Council Borough AreaCancelledRenewalPublished value£6,500,000
Extensions: Three 12 month extension options · Three 12 month extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Price: 70
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Cost: 70
Published award criteria (1)
  • Cost: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 70 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Mar 2025, 10:02 GMT
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
5813153
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093855
Classification (CPV)
Refuse and waste related services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e66b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
25 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT

Timeline

25 Mar 2025 → 5 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until392 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published17 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025
  1. Deadline moved to 1 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
    14 Mar 2025, 10:02 GMT
    +7 days · was 25 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2)25 Mar 20251 Apr 2025+7 d
—Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender. · IV.2.6)25 Sept 20251 Oct 2025+6 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7)25 Mar 20251 Apr 2025+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £36,317,1983 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 3latest 25 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot3 awards
RiverRidge Recycling (Portadown) LtdSME£20,615,302 †—Awarded
NATURAL WORLD PRODUCTS LTDSME£8,586,682 †—Awarded
RiverRidge Recycling (Portadown) LtdSME£7,115,215 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre PO Box 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, UK, BT64 1ALContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.