Official UK procurement notice
Sale of Kerbside Baled Aluminum Cans
Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlaenau Gwent County Borough Council (BGCBC), hereinafter referred to as the Authority, invites Tenders, in accordance with the Authority’s Requirements and subject to the attached terms and conditions to set up a contractual agreement relating to the sale of baled aluminium cans from household collections.
At the conclusion of the procurement exercise, it is the Council’s intention to award a contract for an initial period of two (2) years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not required.
CPV: Refuse recycling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£308,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation.
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)
- Technical: 20%
- Commercial: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: Method Statement Questions
- Commercial: Completion of Pricing Proforma.
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation.
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084880- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa52Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 23 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published310 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by277 days ago21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline270 days ago28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by258 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent195 days ago14 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published194 days ago14 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Standstill ends185 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 12:32 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 12:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 12:01 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport RecyclingSMESale of Kerbside Baled Aluminium Cans1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: Option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months. | £360,928 | 14 Apr 2026standstill to 23 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Newport Recycling LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender