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Published 9 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Reusable Bags — UK Public Procurement Procedure

Braintree District Council
Local Council
goods
SME eligible
Below threshold
Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
Sacks and bags
Waste and rubbish containers and bins
East of England (UKH3)
Published value
£150,000
≈ £72,709 / year
Submission deadline
Open opportunity
planning
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
2 yrs 1 mo (with extension options)
Starts 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Braintree District Council: "Reusable Bags". Published status: planning. Published value: £150,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

Official Requirement Description:

Introduction Braintree District Council (BDC) is undertaking market engagement for the potential procurement of it's reusable sacks for recycling for commercial customers and residents of flats. Your feedback will be invaluable in helping us ensure the contract is structured in a way which delivers value for money, promotes sustainability and supports innovation. Below are key areas of interest. Please provide responses where applicable. You are not required to answer every question, please focus on areas relevant to your expertise or service offering. Background Simpler Recycling requires that residents and businesses separate their recycling in to various streams as follows; DMR - plastic, glass, cans/Paper and Card/Food/Green waste BDC have provided bins and or boxes to residents and businesses to hold their recycling. However alternative solutions need to be sought for some commercial customer who do not have space for these receptacles as there is no provision for plastic sacks for recycling moving forward. It is therefore anticipated that some customers may require reusable sacks for these recycling streams. A solution is also being sort for resident of flats to take their recycling to their large communal bins from their property and it is BDCs intention to supply suitable reusable bags to assist these residents. Anticipated Timeline Market engagement issued: 8th September 2026 Market engagement response deadline: 18th September 2026 at 12:00 Tender issued: To be confirmed following outcome and analysis of Market Engagement Contract commencement: To be confirmed following outcome and analysis of Market Engagement Following the market engagement response deadline, Essex Procurement Partnership and Braintree District Council will review the packs. EPP and BDC reserves the right to reach out to you following this activity at our own discretion.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Renewal
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 25 Jan 2029 (2 yrs 1 mo)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Renewal options

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Repeat Winner in Category (18)Imperial Polythene Products Ltd6 repeat awards retained in category
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£145,418 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 2 yrs 1 mo (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Braintree District Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Braintree District Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 18 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 16:19 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 14 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    5reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 440 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~92 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 50 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 18)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Scientific Laboratory Supplies LtdCRN: 02577009
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    VWR International LtdCRN: 01932827
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    R & L Slaughter LtdCRN: London
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    MERCK LIFE SCIENCE UK LIMITEDCRN: 00660457
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    STARLAB (UK), LTD.CRN: 03514931
    		17 contracts£161,500,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Appleton Woods LimitedCRN: 00907224
    		19 contracts£133,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Greiner Bio-One LtdCRN: 02734565
    		11 contracts£104,500,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    SciQuip LtdCRN: 04253055
    		10 contracts£95,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Level Peaks
    		2 contracts£91,780,833At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Waste Collection ServiceTendring District Council · 1 Sept 2026, 11:02 BST
    		£100,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Corporate Clothing and PPEAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · 3 Sept 2026, 12:40 BST
    		£900,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    CO Construction ECI GIS Substation Works – LT490/491/436 Stannergate Substation - 1126SSE plc · 24 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same region
    CP1 Security Screening Equipment: Supply, Commissioning & SupportCity of Doncaster Council · 1 Sept 2026, 08:00 BST
    		£850,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Park Safety Enhancement Programme: Improved Signage for Safer SpacesLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham · 3 Sept 2026, 21:52 BST
    		£350,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodStandard public procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusplanningProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published9 Sept 2026, 14:41 BSTLast source update9 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
    Classification (CPV)Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags, Sacks and bags, Waste and rubbish containers and bins
    Delivery area
    East of England (UKH3)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5cb
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      9 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
    2. Procedure published
      9 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST
    3. engagement
      21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduled
      The engagement will involve completion of a series of questions in the form of the questionnaire provided. Braintree district Council may follow up on responses received to seek further clarity if necessary. To access this opportunity and go to Open: https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities Search for OPEN20262002 It is free to register and participate in this market engagement, if you don't have an account for Open you can sign up using the link below https://www.open-uk.org/ Click "Get Started" at the top right & follow the steps. If you need further guidance on how to use Open, please visit their How to Guides here: https://www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 14:41 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Braintree District Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PGBP-7262-MJTR
    View buyer profile →

    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied