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Published 23 May 2025, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Scrap Metal and Motor Batteries Recycling

Official notice

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,072,160≈ £1.1m / year · £1,286,592 inc. VAT50.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2025awarded 2 Aug 2025
Awarded to Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Aug 2026 · up to 2 Aug 2027 with extensions · starts 2 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Material tender for scrap metal and motor batteries from South Gloucestershire Council

CPV: Mining, basic metals and related products · Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£1,072,160
Contract period: 2 Aug 2025 – 2 Aug 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Aug 2027 with extensionsValue: £1,072,160 exc. VAT · £1,286,592 inc. VAT
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial period of one year with a possible extension of up to one year
14000000 Mining, basic metals and related products90500000 Refuse and waste related services

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: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 12:16 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Jul 2025
Authority reference
DN775517
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026173
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Mining, basic metals and related productsRefuse and waste related services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05220a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 16 Sept 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:16 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    29 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    2 Aug 2025
  6. Latest notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:16 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2025, 13:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £534,0801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd£534,080 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Scrap Metal and Motor Batteries Recycling · Smiths (Gloucester) Ltd

    Signed
    2 Aug 2025
    Value
    £534,080
    Period
    2 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2026 · up to 1 Aug 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract can be extended for up to 12 months.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Gloucestershire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCMC-1241-BLJQ Badminton Road, Bristol, South West, BS37 5AFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SMITHS (GLOUCESTER) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQMQ-9177-XXZR Brook Farm, Gloucester, South West, GL2 7NDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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