Official UK procurement notice
Recycling Boxes · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of 55 litre black plastic recycling boxes and removable black lids for routine/business as usual requirements (BAU), the replacement through damage or wear and tear, as well as one-off bulk orders, including design/printing on one side of the boxes. Delivery to the locations and timescales as set out in the specification or as otherwise agreed between Braintree District Council and the Contractor.
BDC anticipates Year 1 volumes to be 29,040 boxes and 33,000 lids over approximately 28 deliveries. Anticipated unit volumes per annum thereafter is 1,452 boxes and 2,750 lids. These volumes are indicative and there is potential for the volumes to increase/decrease and for the product types and specifications to vary throughout the lifetime of the contract.
CPV: Waste and rubbish containers and bins
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,312,800 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Black boxes with black lidsAwardedRenewalPublished value£656,400
The provision and delivery of 55 litre kerbside recycling boxes. Anticipated Year 1 volume of 50,000 units with removeable lids for bulk delivery and 800 units per annum thereafter. This Lot may include design/printing or it may not depending on cost/budget.
Lot #2Black boxes with coloured lidsRenewalPublished value£656,400
The provision and delivery of 55 litre kerbside recycling boxes. Anticipated Year 1 volume of 50,000 units with removeable coloured lids for bulk delivery, followed by 800 units per annum thereafter. This Lot may include design/printing or it may not.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Commercial: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Goods
- 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
- 1 Oct 2025, 09:31 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
EPP0139-R1- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061133- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a576Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be submitted to the Authority electronically by publishing through www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ and using access code:
Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 09:31 BST
- Clarification questions by370 days ago16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by344 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts321 days ago5 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent286 days ago9 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 09:31 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Black boxes with black lids1 award | |||
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2031Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months followed by a further period of 12 months | £278,786 | 9 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2026
- Value
- £278,786
- Period
- 18 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2029 · up to 17 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for 12 months followed by a further period of 12 months
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have been set but the contract value is under the threshold for the purposes of publishing KPIs
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Black boxes with black lids | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITEDAwarded 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