Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Waste Management Services
Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£375,000≈ £125k / year · £450,000 inc. VAT48.9% below final estimate
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025awarded 2 Oct 2025
Awarded to SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, The Recycling Partnership Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 29 Sept 2028 · up to 29 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 29 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of waste management services to some University of Bedfordshire sites. Refer to specifications
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Refuse recycling services · Waste analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
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
- Simple description: Please refer to tender documents by registering your company at https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbedfordshire/aspx/Home and submitting a bid
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 Jul 2030
- First published
- 30 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
UoB/P EST - 00000680- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036178- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055618Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbedfords… ↗. Pls follow instructions in tender documents
Timeline
30 Jun 2025 → 27 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 15:18 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts388 days ago29 Sept 2025
- Assessment summaries sent385 days ago2 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends303 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 15:38 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2025- Tender notice published30 Jun 2025, 15:18 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 13:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 13:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Feb 2026, 15:38 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £191,6501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, The Recycling Partnership Ltdjoint award5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2031Extensions: 2 twelve month extensions from 05/01/2029 - 04/02/2031 | £191,650 | 2 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Waste Management Services · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, The Recycling Partnership Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Feb 2026
- Value
- £191,649
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Can be extended for additional 2 years
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTDAwarded supplier
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please register on the wbsite and extress an interest in the bid to access tender documents
Notices 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