Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 6 May 2026, 09:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV's)

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£3,060,000≈ £3.3m / year · £3,672,000 inc. VAT3.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 16 Jul 2026
Awarded to Dennis Eagle Ltd
Contract term 11 moends 30 Jun 2027 · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council require a single supplier to provide 12 x front line refuse collection vehicles

The requirement includes:

1 x 18 tonne Domestic split lift RCV - diesel fuelled

9 x 26 tonne Domestic split lift RCV - diesel fuelled

2 x 26t tonne Trade lift RCV - diesel fuelled

CPV: Refuse-collection vehicles · Vehicles for refuse · Vehicles for refuse and sewage

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 11 moSMEPublished value£3,060,000
Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 (11 mo)Value: £3,060,000 exc. VAT · £3,672,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2026, 09:28 BST
Last source update
28 Aug 2026, 09:25 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 Jul 2026
Authority reference
DN811503
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041327
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Refuse-collection vehiclesVehicles for refuseVehicles for refuse and sewage
Delivery area
South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069206 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Suppliers interested in this opportunity can access the full procurement documentation by visiting BCP Council's Tendering system www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Suppliers should search for the opportunity through Supplying the South West. There are further details of the opportunity on the advert published on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ and instructions on how suppliers can access the procurement documentation for completion.

Responses to the opportunity must be submitted electronically through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ before the deadline shown on the system.

If you are unable to access the advert for the opportunity through

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ please contact the Council using the contact details provided

Timeline

6 May 2026 → 28 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published167 days ago
    6 May 2026, 09:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions by152 days ago
    21 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline134 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by103 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent95 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends82 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts81 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published53 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 09:25 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2026, 09:28 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 10:31 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2026, 10:31 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 09:25 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,173,7561 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dennis Eagle Ltd1 Apr 2027 – 31 Jul 2027£3,173,75616 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV's) · Dennis Eagle Ltd

    Signed
    28 Aug 2026
    Value
    £3,173,756
    Period
    1 Jun 2027 – 31 Aug 2027
    Status
    active
    3 agreed KPIs: On Time · Quality · On Price
    • On Time
    • Quality
    • On Price

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHYY-7342-PRHH BCP Council Civic Centre, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DENNIS EAGLE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03794455GB-PPON: PRRJ-4535-MJGW Heathcote Way, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 6TEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender