Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 13 Aug 2025, 15:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Residential Removal, Storage and Disposal Services

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£2,456,250≈ £491k / year · £2,947,500 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025awarded 29 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Top Removals Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2035 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wandsworth Borough Council and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, together referred to as “the Councils”, are seeking a Contractor to provide removal and storage services.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Not Applicable

CPV: Storage and retrieval services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,456,250
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2035 with extensionsValue: £2,456,250 exc. VAT · £2,947,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract will be for a period of 5 years, commencing on the anticipated date of 1 May 2026, subject to an extension (or extensions) of up to an aggregate of a further four (4) years at the absolute discretion of the Councils.

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: 20%Price: 70%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Non-price: 20%
  • Price: 70%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price: Price 70%
  • Non-price: Non-price 20%
  • Social Value: Social Value 10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 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
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 Nov 2025
First published
13 Aug 2025, 15:42 BST
Last source update
29 Dec 2025, 16:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Nov 2025
Authority reference
C9206
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048493
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Storage and retrieval services
Delivery area
London (UKI34)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058742 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please use the following link to register onto ATAMIS and to access the tender documentation: lb-wandsworth.my.salesforce-sites.com ↗

Timeline

13 Aug 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 15:42 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by352 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent295 days ago
    29 Dec 2025
  6. Latest notice published295 days ago
    29 Dec 2025, 16:09 GMT
  7. Standstill ends283 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts172 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 15:42 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Dec 2025, 16:09 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Dec 2025, 16:09 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £530,1121 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1212 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Top Removals LtdSMEResidential removal services LBR & LBW1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2035Extensions: 4 years in aggregate£530,11229 Dec 2025standstill to 9 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one120—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Wandsworth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVLQ-8225-QVHT Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street,, London, London, SW18 2PUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Top Removals LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNTV-7493-WPVY Unit 79 London Industrial Park Roding road, London, London, E6 6LSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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